Effectiveness of simulation with team-based learning in newborn nursing care

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Medical Simulation
• Team-Based Learning

Background:

• Effective pedagogical strategies are crucial for developing competent nurses.
• Simulation and team-based learning (TBL) are recognized educational modalities in healthcare.
• Assessing the combined impact of simulation and TBL on nursing students is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of simulation combined with team-based learning (TBL) versus simulation alone.
• To determine the impact on learning attitudes, academic achievement, and simulation performance in nursing students.
• To ascertain the optimal educational strategy for newborn nursing care training.

Main Methods:

• A randomized controlled trial involving 74 nursing students in Seoul, South Korea.
• Two groups were formed: one utilizing simulation with TBL, the other simulation only.
• Learning attitudes, academic achievement, and simulation performance were measured and compared.

Main Results:

• No significant difference was found in learning attitudes between the groups.
• A significant improvement in academic achievement was observed in the simulation with TBL group (t=3.445, P=0.002).
• Simulation performance scores did not differ significantly between the two educational modalities.

Conclusions:

• Simulation integrated with team-based learning (TBL) is an effective method for enhancing nursing education outcomes.
• This combined approach shows particular benefit for improving academic achievement in newborn nursing care.
• Nursing education should consider flexible, problem-solving-oriented learning methods like simulation with TBL.