Christina Leonard, assistant professor, and Margie Molloy, associate professor, presented at the National League for Nursing (NLN) Education Summit. Their presentation was "Co-Learning Through Virtual Simulation with China and U.S. Nursing Students." Two colleagues from Fudan University in China, Ying Zhao and Yu Chen, were part of this collaboration but were not present due to travel restrictions. 

A special thanks to project collaborators Marilyn Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, Al Cadavero, assistant professor, Nikki Blodgett, director of the Center for Nursing Discovery, Yufen Lin, PhD'21, Jackie Vaughn, PhD'20, Raymond Brisson III, technical operations coordinator, Rodney Bean, multimedia and user services specialist, Jamie Mancuso, consulting associate, and Danett Cantey, clinical nurse educator, for their support of the Duke-Fudan Universities collaboration. 

Project Summary

Co-learning through the use of virtual simulation served to mitigate distance as a barrier between China and US nursing students. This project, initiated by the NLN, allowed for group learning across two nursing programs. Students completed two synchronous 1.5-hour virtual simulation sessions, one month apart. Each school created simulations for the project. In the initial simulation, students completed three patient care scenarios, developed using standardized patient actors and recorded for student viewing during the first synchronous session. Students participated in bedside reports and identified priorities for care. The second simulation was a computer-based obstetrics case of an uncomplicated birth. The students cared for the laboring mother through the delivery of the infant and moved through the birthing process step-by-step with discussion after each nursing intervention.