Effects of Simulation Education on the Communication Competence, Academic Self-efficacy, and Attitude About the Elderly for Nursing Students: A learning approach based on an elderly-with-cognition-disorder scenario.
10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.1.54
- Author:
Jiyoung KIM
1
;
Narae HEO
;
Hye Jin JEON
;
Dukyoo JUNG
Author Information
1. Graduate School, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. marvelouscare@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Patient simulation;
Nursing students;
the Elderly;
Cognition disorders
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Cognition;
Cognition Disorders;
Diagnosis;
Education*;
Education, Nursing;
Humans;
Learning*;
Mental Competency*;
Nursing;
Patient Simulation;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2015;21(1):54-64
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of simulation in nursing education based on caring for elderly cognition disorder patients. The education consisted of a caring program for patients that included a process of assessment of a patient's mental status, diagnosis of the patient's health condition, and intervention to address the problems by using therapeutic communication. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. A total of 69 subjects (undergraduate students) participated in the education and they were assigned to two groups: the experimental group (n=32) and the control group (n=37). Data-gathering structured questionnaires that included communication competence, academic self-efficacy, and attitudes about the elderly. The data were collected from October 2013 to December 2013, and statistical analyses were conducted with-test and t-test using the SPSS 21.0 program. RESULTS: With respect to education, there was significant improvement in communication competence in the experiment group (t=2.41, p=.022) compared with in the control group (t=.69, p=.494). However, there was no statistically significant difference in academic self-efficacy and attitude about the elderly. CONCLUSION: Simulation-based education should continue to be developed further for better elderly-patient care. Integrated education in particular using a high-fidelity simulator will contribute to improvements in nursing competence in this area.
