Perspectives of Nursing Students on Hybrid Simulation-Based Learning Clinical Experience: A Text-Mining Analysis

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Medical Simulation

Background:

• COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional clinical practice training.
• Need for innovative educational strategies in nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

• Assess the effectiveness of a hybrid clinical training format.
• Evaluate student nurses' perspectives on a new practice model.

Main Methods:

• Hybrid format: time-lapse unfolding case study and high-fidelity simulation.
• Quantitative text analysis of student nurse questionnaires.
• 159 second-year nursing students participated.

Main Results:

• Enhanced learning of daily nursing care changes and improved competency.
• Difficulties encountered with secular patient changes and remote group work.
• Positive impact on simulated patient interaction skills.

Conclusions:

• Hybrid training is effective for enhancing nursing competency and adapting to dynamic care environments.
• Recommendations for refining remote collaboration and patient scenario design.
• Informs future development of nursing educational strategies.