Effects of a Standardized Patient Simulation Program for Nursing Students on Nursing Competence, Communication Skill, Self-efficacy and Critical Thinking Ability for Blood Transfusion.
10.7739/jkafn.2015.22.1.49
- Author:
Ga Eul JOO
1
;
Kyeong Yae SOHNG
;
Hee Ju KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. sky@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Patient Simulation;
Blood Transfusion;
Clinical Competence;
Communication;
Self Efficacy
- MeSH:
Blood Transfusion*;
Clinical Competence;
Education;
Humans;
Learning;
Mental Competency*;
Motivation;
Nursing*;
Patient Simulation*;
Self Efficacy;
Students, Nursing*;
Thinking*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2015;22(1):49-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify the effects of a standardized patients (SP) simulation program for nursing students on nursing competence, communication skill, self-efficacy and critical thinking ability for blood transfusion. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design study was used and included as participants 96 junior nursing students at C University. The SP group (n=48) participated in the teaching class using a SP, while the control group (n=48) received conventional practice education. The outcome measurements were nursing competence, communication skill, self-efficacy, and critical thinking ability for transfusion. RESULTS: Nursing competence, communication skill, self-efficacy, and critical thinking ability improved for students in both groups after training (2.01< or =t< or =13.03, p<.05). Self-efficacy showed greater improvement in students in the SP group compared to the control group (t=3.36, p<.001). CONCLUSION: SP simulation practice may be more effective in enhancing self-efficacy than that of conventional practice education. Whether self-efficacy will contribute to enhancing learning motivation for nursing students needs further examination.
