[Improved utilization of simulation facilities "Knowing is not doing it, neither is having seen it done"]

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Simulation-Based Learning

Context:

• Survey of 155 nursing students in 1992.
• Assessed utilization of simulation facilities and student responses.

Purpose:

• Identify factors affecting simulation facility use.
• Recommend improvements for better utilization.
• Evaluate student affective responses to simulated practice.

Summary:

• A clinical tutor was allocated to simulation labs.
• Key roles included enhancing accessibility, identifying skill deficits, scheduling supervised practice, and direct supervision.
• Focus on applying cognitive knowledge and basic principles during skill practice.

Impact:

• Statistically significant improvement (p<0.05) in nursing skills potential observed.
• Demonstrated enhanced nursing skills in second-year students compared to the previous year.