Keywords

advanced nursing education, advanced health assessment, differential diagnosis, specialized standardized patient, standardized patient, simulated clinical experience, simulation

 

Authors

  1. Payne, Leslie Karns PhD, MSN, RN, ACNP, FNP

Abstract

Abstract: A Specialized Standardized Patient (SSP) is a standardized patient who has advanced nursing education. This article describes an experience of introducing advanced practice registered nurses as SSPs into an advanced health assessment course. The article also discusses the simulated clinical experience and the desired course outcome that the student will be able to merge the patient history and physical exam findings to develop differential diagnoses.