간호대학생을 위한 교육전략으로서 시뮬레이션 활용 학습의 효과

Simulation Based Education as an Educational Strategy for Nursing Students

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an applicability of simulation based education (SBE) to the current nursing curriculum to complement both lecture and practicum. Method: Twenty senior nursing students in their first semester were recruited from C University located in G city, from March to June, 2008. The SBE was developed as an elective course. It included six clinical scenarios, the high fidelity of simulator, and appraisal criteria. Clinical performances were measured by 8-11 itemed rating checklists evaluating the skills of physical examination, assessment of symptoms, interpretation of laboratory test, nursing interventions and others. Results: Paired t-test found that the post clinical performance score was higher than the pretest score. Contents of SBE were the closest to the core performance which new nurses should have. Students satisfaction with SBE was high. Conclusion: We found that the SBE was an innovative educational strategy to strengthen nursing students comprehensive performance ability and to complement current education. Further studies are needed to evaluate the levels of critical thinking and problem solving skills of clinical nurses who took SBE as well as employers satisfaction.