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Clinical simulation for nurses' knowledge on postpartum hemorrhage: a randomized clinical trial
Tatiane da Silva Coelho1, Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca2, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso1
1Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Objectives:
to evaluate the effectiveness of a clinical simulation scenario in enhancing nurses' knowledge of postpartum hemorrhage management.
Methods:
a randomized clinical trial was conducted in the obstetric center of a tertiary-level maternity hospital. Nurses involved in maternal care were divided into two groups. The control group received a didactic lecture (standard institutional training), while the intervention group, in addition to attending the lecture, participated in a clinical simulation for postpartum hemorrhage management. Data were analyzed using R software, version 4.2.0.
Results:
the sample consisted of 37 nurses, most of whom were female, with an average age of 40 years. The average pre-test score was 65%. After the clinical simulation-based intervention, the average post-test score increased to 90%.
Conclusions:
clinical simulation was effective in enhancing nurses' knowledge of postpartum hemorrhage management.
