scholarly journals Nursing Students’ Experiences with Computer Simulation-Based Communication Education

Author(s):  
Ujin Lee ◽  
Heeseung Choi ◽  
Yeseul Jeon

Simulation-based communication education has improved nursing students’ communication knowledge and skills. However, communication patterns that students commonly exhibit in simulated situations and students’ responses to specific clinical situations have not been systematically examined. The specific aims of the present study were (1) to identify non-therapeutic communication patterns that nursing students exhibit in simulated situations in the computer simulation-based education (ComEd) program, and (2) explore students’ responses to challenging clinical situations. This study used a mixed-method research design and a convenience sampling method to recruit participants. Frequency analysis and a conventional content analysis method were used to analyze answers provided by participants. A total of 66 students from four Korean nursing schools participated in the study. “False reassurance” was found to be the most common non-therapeutic communication pattern used by nursing students. Nursing students had difficulty in clinical situations such as reporting a patient’s condition to a doctor, communicating with a patient and perform basic nursing skills at the same time, and managing conflicts between patients. Technology-based communication simulation programs, which reflect various clinical situations, are considered a new alternative that can supplement the limitations of clinical practicum and improve the quality of nursing education.




2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Gisela Schmidt

Problem Leadership is an essential component of professional nursing practice used in many aspects of the Registered Nurse (RN) role. Baccalaureate nursing (BN) programs have the responsibility of preparing graduating nursing students with leadership orientation and practice. Excellent professional preparation of RNs starts with their education during nursing school. The fast-paced and high-demand healthcare environment needs RNs who can be accountable for patient care that enables excellent patient outcomes and sound patient-centered care. Taking this into consideration, nursing educators are in a special position to promote nursing education which prepares their students with leadership education and training. The purpose of this study was to describe BN students’ lived experiences of a leadership role during clinical practicum. Method For this study, the phenomenological approach was used to be able to understand the phenomenon of a leadership role during the Team Leaders’ (TL) lived experiences during their clinical practicum of a Medical-Surgical course. Data came from journals written by 32 participants from two cohorts, and interview transcriptions from eight participants selected from the 32 journal writers. The data were organized and analyzed with the NVivo 12 Plus software program, based on close readings and analysis of the journals and interview transcripts. First and second coding cycles were used. During the first cycle of coding, I used two types of codes: Elemental method in vivo coding and the affective method of emotion coding. During the second coding cycle I used the pattern coding method. Results Key findings revealed several themes. According to the participant descriptions these themes are The Team Leader Role, Introduction to Nursing Leadership, A Great Learning Experience, Learning Outcomes, Emotions, and Negative Perceptions and Unanticipated Findings. From the gathered experiences of the participants the essence of the findings emerged as Learning Through Experience. Learning Through Experience increased the participants’ exposure to a variety of circumstances which enriched their knowledge about leadership and professional nursing. The results not only highlighted findings about what the participants had experienced related to leadership in nursing, they underlined specific learning outcomes related to professional nursing responsibilities. Conclusions These descriptions of the lived experiences of BN students in a leadership role during a clinical practicum demonstrated that experience is critical in the learning process. This research offers potential benefits to nursing education, promoting an alternative practice to maximize introduction to and education about leadership in nursing. Nursing students need to develop leadership skills prior to entering the workforce to make certain they are able to meet the challenges associated with the highly demanding healthcare environment.



2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roghaye Mehdipour-rabori ◽  
Behnaz Bagheryan ◽  
monirsadat nematollahi

Abstract Background:Clinical education is an essential part of nursing education. Selected clinical teaching methods influence it. Simulation-based mastery learning has been used to improve clinical skills among nursing students and may provide a novel way to enhance nursing skills.The object of this study was to assessthe effect of the simulation-based mastery learning on the clinicalskills of undergraduate nursing students from 2017 till 2019.Methods:This study was a quasi-experimental study withtwo groups (the control and intervention).After receiving written consent, one 117 studentsselected random convenience sampling. The intervention group participated in a simulation-based mastery learning intervention, and the control group received no intervention except for traditional training.The students of both groups completed the demographic information questionnaire and the checklist before and after the intervention. The results were analyzed by SPSS version 21 using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results:The results showed that there were no significant differences between the two groups before the intervention (p> o.o5). Also, that students’ performance in the intervention group and control group improved significantly at the post-test compared to baseline(p<0.05), implying that the simulation-based mastery model of the intervention group significantly more effective compared to that of the control.Conclusion: Thesefindings showed that mastery learning strategy improved the clinical skills ofundergraduatenursing students.The results suggest that other nursing and health profession’s programs can develop a successful mastery-based learning model.



2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 489-489
Author(s):  
Hsueh-Fen Kao ◽  
Minzhi Ye ◽  
Lin Chen

Abstract Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) is beneficial to nursing education. Nevertheless, recent studies have shown a side effect of being overwhelmed by repeated exposures to simulation. Thus, how many times simulation scenarios should be provided to students remains a question. The objectives of this study were to (1) explore the changes in nursing students’ perceived competence, self-efficacy, and learning satisfaction after repeated exposures to simulations, and (2) determine the acceptable frequency of SBL in the ‘Care of Older Adults’ course. A one-group repeated measurement experimental design with self-administered questionnaires in a convenient sample of 84 senior nursing undergraduate students was used at a university in southern Taiwan, and 79 students completed all measurements. After taking the baseline measurements (T0), students were exposed to 75-mininute simulation scenarios from Time 1 (T1) to Time 3 (T3) three weeks apart throughout the semester. Students’ perceived nursing competence, self-efficacy, and learning satisfaction were measured immediately after each exposure. There were statistically significant improvements from T0 to T3 (p &lt; .001) in all three areas; however, no significant difference when comparing scores from T1 to T2 and from T2 to T3. To conclude, SBL is effective in improving nursing students’ perceived competence, self-efficacy, and learning satisfaction. While the primary changes occur at the first simulation effort, it is the accumulated multiple exposures collectively improve students’ learning outcomes. Multiple instructional strategies are recommended to maintain students’ learning interests to achieve optimal learning outcomes of the course across a semester.



2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Anderson Diaz Perez ◽  
Shirley Paola Fernández Aragón ◽  
Víctor Patricio Díaz Narváez ◽  
Ailem Fernández Beleño ◽  
Elkin Navarro-Quiroz ◽  
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INTRODUCTION: Empathy on nursing education is an important element in therapeutic communication and in the type of humanized care provided, due the strengthening of the nurse-patient relationship depends on this.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the levels of empathy on nursing students of a Higher Education Institution. Cartagena de Indias/Colombia.MATERIAL & METHODS: Cross-sectional exploratory study. A sample of 320 nursing students from first to fourth year of training, to whom the Jefferson Medical Empathy Scale (JMES) was applied in the Spanish version.RESULTS: Levels of empathy are reflected more in women than in men in general. However, some values vary with respect to the average at 3.14 levels in relation to the first year of schooling.CONCLUSION: The need for a curricular redesign and favoring empathic actions by professors worthy of being imitated by students as a way of encouraging empathy when caring for patients.



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