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Comparative effectiveness of demonstration using hybrid simulation versus task-trainer for training nursing students
Alireza Arabpur1, Zahra Farsi2, Samantha Butler3
1Student Research Committee Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Military Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background:
Educating medical professionals on the emergency protocol for cardiac arrest can improve survival.
Objectives:
This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of demonstration using hybrid simulation versus task-trainer for training nursing students in using pulse-oximeter and suction following cardiac arrest.
Design:
This randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2019.
Setting:
The study was carried out in a nursing school in Tehran, Iran.
Participants:
Nursing students.
Methods:
Nursing students were recruited and randomly assigned to one of three groups: a demonstration training group using hybrid simulation (standardized patient and task-trainer) in a transport ambulance (N = 15), a demonstration training group using task-trainer in skill lab (N = 15), and a control group (N = 15). No education was performed in the control group. Each student was evaluated pre and post-training on the use of a pulse-oximeter along with knowledge and skill of suction. Students were evaluated using a knowledge questionnaire and an appraisal checklist.
Results:
All three groups increased their abilities in using pulse-oximeter and suction two weeks post-training session. The trial groups demonstrated better scores on the knowledge questionnaire and skill checklist in comparison to the control group. However, hybrid simulation and task-trainer groups showed no significant difference in knowledge and skill on the use of two modes.
Conclusion:
The use of demonstration using hybrid simulation in a transport ambulance and task-trainer in skill lab were equally effective in educating nursing students on the use of pulse-oximeter and suction following a cardiac arrest.
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