A Virtual Longitudinal Prenatal Standardized Patient Simulation for Nurse Practitioner Students

Prenatal care is a core competency of family nurse practitioners (FNPs). However, it is often difficult for FNP faculty to locate women’s health providers to precept FNP students. This problem was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as many sites limited the number of students to provide appropriate social distancing. A series of virtual longitudinal standardized patient prenatal scenarios was created for FNP students. The scenarios, 1 per semester, follow a patient through her pregnancy and review core prenatal concepts. The scenarios supplement women’s health clinical rotations and provide standardization of experiences for FNP students •Family nurse practitioners need to be proficient in prenatal care.•Preceptor sites for prenatal care are often lilmited.•Simulation can be used to replicate and reinforce progressive prenatal visits.