Department of Audiology Faculty Articles
Title
Audiology Students’ Perception of Hybrid Simulation Experiences: Qualitative Evaluation of Debriefing Sessions
ResearchID/ORCID ID
0000-0003-4997-0270, 0000-0001-6770-4377, 0000-0001-8330-9078, 0000-0002-0918-5510, 0000-0002-9662-1092
ISBN or ISSN
2381-2362
Volume
1
Issue
2
Publication Date / Copyright Date
2016
First Page
12
Last Page
28
Publisher
Utah State University
DOI Number
10.15142/T32K8V
Abstract
Simulation-based research is still new in the audiology field and requires more research to better understand students’ perspectives on standardized patients/parents (SPs) and manikins use. There is also limited research about debriefing practices in audiology. This qualitative study used a baby simulator and SPs to evaluate audiology students’ reflection during three debriefing sessions conducted at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) Simulation Center. Seventeen Doctor of Audiology (AuD) students participated in the simulation event, and the data were collected using the transcripts of videotaped debriefing sessions. The qualitative content analysis of the transcripts revealed eight sub-themes: support, compassion, respect, teamwork, limited academic knowledge and practice, insufficient communication skills, low self-confidence, and undesirable emotional reactions. These items, in turn, fell under two main themes of Qualification and Lack of Preparation. Both main themes were included in one core category named Professional Dispositions and Competencies. Study findings indicated that audiology students demonstrated both promising professional dispositions and competencies as well as characteristics that may hinder students from developing their professional abilities. Thus, audiology programs will benefit from simulation use, including debriefing sessions, to emphasize professional efficiency.
Disciplines
Communication Sciences and Disorders | Medicine and Health Sciences | Speech and Hearing Science | Speech Pathology and Audiology
Keywords
children, deaf or hard of hearing, language development, prelingual hearing loss, technology
NSUWorks Citation
Alanazi, Ahmad A.; Nicholson, Nannette; Atcherson, Samuel R.; Franklin, Clifford; Nagaraj, Naveen; Anders, Michael; and Smith-Olinde, Laura, "Audiology Students’ Perception of Hybrid Simulation Experiences: Qualitative Evaluation of Debriefing Sessions" (2016). Department of Audiology Faculty Articles. 47.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_aud_facarticles/47