The Effect of Simulation on Clinical Performance
- 1 October 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
- Vol. 6 (5), 269-277
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sih.0b013e318223a048
Abstract
Patient simulation has been used to augment the traditional clinical model, but its value is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a theory-driven pediatric simulation curriculum on nursing students' clinical performance. The convenience sample included 116 junior nursing students enrolled in a pediatric course. Using a staggered timing model, students attended simulation instead of clinical for 2 weeks (25%) of an 8-week semester. The students spent the same amount of time in simulation as in clinical (12 hours per week). Student clinical performance was assessed using a Likert-style tool at 2-week intervals by the clinical faculty. Scores of students who attended simulation in the first 2 weeks were compared with students who had not yet attended simulation. Data were analyzed using repeated measure analysis with the mixed model, and covariate effects were considered. A Compound Symmetry covariance model was used to control the correlation between weeks within each subject. Statistical significance was determined at the 5% level. Faculty rated students with patient simulation experience higher than those who had not yet attended simulation (mean ± standard error: 1.74 ± 0.75, P = 0.02). On item-level analysis, therapeutic skills were positively impacted by simulation (P = 0.02). Time in simulation enhanced clinical performance, as simulation students achieved higher scores more quickly than those without simulation and maintained high performance levels. These findings suggest patient simulation is a valuable addition to augment the apprenticeship model.Keywords
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