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<bold>Introduction.</bold> Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated changes in practical training of nursing students. Classes previously conducted in a hospital environment were moved to a medical simulation center.
<bold>Aim.</bold> The purpose of the study was to discover opinions of undergraduate nursing students on practical training using the medical simulation method.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> A total of 317 undergraduate nursing students participated in the survey. The research tool was authors’ own diagnostic survey. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. It was conducted between April and May 2022. All correlations were assumed to be statistically significant when p≤0.05.
<bold>Results.</bold> When it comes to 76.7% of respondents, they claimed that medical simulation classes developed their soft skills and 89.3% of respondents believe that participation in medical simulations facilitated their ability to perform patient care tasks during practical classes. Higher sense of self-efficacy is correlated with higher evaluation of the classes.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Through the classes at the medical simulation center, a completely new environment was created to support the practical learning of nursing students. Results of the study highlight positive effects of learning that solidify students’ knowledge and improve their skills.
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Introduction. Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated changes in practical training of nursing students. Classes previously conducted in a hospital environment were moved to a medical simulation center.
Aim. The purpose of the study was to discover opinions of undergraduate nursing students on practical training using the medical simulation method.
Material and methods. A total of 317 undergraduate nursing students participated in the survey. The research tool was authors’ own diagnostic survey. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. It was conducted between April and May 2022. All correlations were assumed to be statistically significant when p≤0.05.
Results. When it comes to 76.7% of respondents, they claimed that medical simulation classes developed their soft skills and 89.3% of respondents believe that participation in medical simulations facilitated their ability to perform patient care tasks during practical classes. Higher sense of self-efficacy is correlated with higher evaluation of the classes.
Conclusions. Through the classes at the medical simulation center, a completely new environment was created to support the practical learning of nursing students. Results of the study highlight positive effects of learning that solidify students’ knowledge and improve their skills.

Medical simulation as a method of practical training in the opinion of nursing students

Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Protection

The University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated changes in practical training of nursing students. Classes previously conducted in a hospital environment were...

Medical simulation as a method of practical training in the opinion of nursing students

Published Online: Jun 07, 2023

Page range: 85 - 92

Received: Jan 16, 2023

Accepted: Apr 17, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0016

Keywords
nursing students, medical simulation, self-efficacy

© 2023 Katarzyna Tomaszewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Medical simulation as a method of practical training in the opinion of nursing students

Published Online: Jun 07, 2023

Page range: 85 - 92

Received: Jan 16, 2023

Accepted: Apr 17, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2023-0016

Keywordsnursing students, medical simulation, self-efficacy

© 2023 Katarzyna Tomaszewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
nursing students, medical simulation, self-efficacy