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[Effects of teaching method using standardized patients on nursing competence in subcutaneous injection,
Mi-Ran Eom1, Hyun-Sook Kim, Eun-Kyung Kim
1Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Mokpo, Korea.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of teaching method using Standardized Patients (SPs) on nursing competence, self-directed learning readiness, and problem solving ability-focusing on subcutaneous insulin injection.
Methods:
This research was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized post-test design. The subjects consisted of 62 junior nursing students at E University. Scenarios to train SPs and checklists to evaluate the students' competence were developed by our research team. The experimental group (n=31) participated in the teaching class using SPs. The control group (n=31) received traditional practice education. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive analysis, X(2)/Fisher's exact test, t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Cronbach's alpha using SPSS WIN 14.0 Program.
Results:
The mean scores of competence, self-directed learning readiness, and problem solving were significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group.
Conclusion:
As confirmed by this research findings, the teaching method using SPs was more effective than the traditional method to improve junior nursing students' competence, self-directed learning readiness, and problem solving. Therefore, It is necessary to develop a various of scenarios and to testify their effectiveness.
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