Effect of a Simulation-Based Handover Education Program for Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Design

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Patient Safety
• Clinical Skills Training

Background:

• Effective nursing handover is crucial for patient safety and care continuity.
• Assessing educational interventions is vital to improve nursing students' handover skills.
• Current training methods may not adequately prepare students for real-world handover scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of a simulation-based handover education program.
• To assess improvements in nursing students' handover knowledge, self-efficacy, and performance competency.
• To determine the program's impact on preparing students for clinical practice.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental pretest-post-test design was employed.
• Thirty 4th-year Korean nursing students participated.
• The program included lectures and high-fidelity simulation training.

Main Results:

• Handover knowledge scores increased significantly post-intervention (p=0.001).
• Self-efficacy in handover performance showed a significant improvement (p<0.001).
• Handover performance competency scores were markedly higher after the education program (p<0.001).

Conclusions:

• Simulation-based handover education effectively enhances nursing students' knowledge, self-efficacy, and performance.
• This educational approach provides a valuable method for skill development prior to clinical entry.
• The findings support the integration of simulation into nursing curricula to improve handover practices.