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Pok-Ja Oh1, Kyeong Deok Jeon2, Myung Suk Koh1
1Department of Nursing at Sahmyook University in Seoul, South Korea.
Nurse Education Today
|February 15, 2015
Summary
Simulation-based learning with standardized patients (SPs) positively impacts nursing students' knowledge, skills, and motivation. This approach enhances self-efficacy and learning, proving effective in academic settings.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Nursing Education
- Simulation-Based Learning
Background:
- Traditional nursing education faces challenges in providing diverse clinical experiences.
- Simulation-based learning (SBL) offers a controlled environment to develop clinical skills.
- Standardized patients (SPs) provide realistic patient interactions for training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of SBL using SPs on nursing students' learning outcomes.
- To assess effects across cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.
- To determine the efficacy of SP-based SBL in nursing education.
Main Methods:
- A meta-analysis of 18 controlled trials involving 1326 nursing students.
- Searched major databases including MEDLINE, Cochrane, EMBASE, and CINAHL.
- Analyzed data using RevMan 5.3 software.
Main Results:
- SBL with SPs showed beneficial effects on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning domains.
- Significant improvements were observed in knowledge acquisition, communication skills, self-efficacy, learning motivation, and clinical competence.
- No significant effects were found for critical thinking or learning satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- SBL utilizing SPs positively influences self-efficacy and learning motivation, enhancing knowledge and clinical skills.
- SP-based educational approaches can be effectively integrated as active learning methodologies in academic nursing programs.
- This method supports the development of competent and confident nursing professionals.
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