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Ignacio Manuel Guerrero-Martínez1, Francisco Javier Portero-Prados2, Rocío Cándida Romero-González2
1Sanitary Professional Training Center, SAMU Emergency School, Gelves, 41120 Seville, Spain.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 17, 2020
Summary
Clinical simulation significantly enhances nursing students' satisfaction, confidence, and motivation in emergency care settings. This study confirms simulation
Area of Science:
- Health Sciences Education
- Nursing Education
- Emergency Medicine Training
Background:
- Simulation is integral to health sciences education.
- Assessing the utility of clinical simulation in emergency settings is crucial.
- Understanding nursing students' perspectives on simulation is key.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of clinical simulation for nursing students learning emergency care.
- To determine student perceptions regarding satisfaction, confidence, motivation, and skill development through simulation.
- To analyze the impact of simulation on decision-making and technical abilities in a simulated emergency.
Main Methods:
- Quasi-experimental, pre- and post-test exploratory study design.
- Utilized a multi-victim drill simulation for nursing students at Seville Red Cross Nursing Centre.
- Employed a questionnaire to assess satisfaction, confidence, motivation, clinical experience, decision-making, and technical skills.
Main Results:
- Significant positive differences observed in global responses (p < 0.0001) for satisfaction, with a large effect size (d = 1.25).
- Significant positive differences noted for confidence and motivation (p < 0.0069), with a moderate-large effect size (d = 0.58).
- Results align with previous studies across the four dimensions investigated.
Conclusions:
- Nursing students perceive clinical simulation positively and favorably for learning.
- Clinical simulation effectively enhances satisfaction, confidence, and motivation in emergency care training.
- Simulation-based learning is a valuable pedagogical tool in nursing education for emergency settings.
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