Background
Boards of nursing need empirical evidence to guide the regulation of simulation in
nursing education and to make decisions about how simulation should count toward required
clinical hours.
Purpose
The purposes of this study were to (a) compare cognitive learning and patient care
performance outcomes between prelicensure nursing students who participated in 4 hours
of traditional clinical experience, 2 hours of mannequin-based simulation, or 2 hours
of screen-based virtual simulation and (b) examine students’ self-perceptions about
the efficacy of each experiential learning activity.
Methods
Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: 4 hours of traditional
clinical experience, 2 hours of mannequin-based simulation, or 2 hours of screen-based
virtual simulation. After completing their first experiential learning activity and
posttest assessments, participants completed the two experiential learning activities
they were not originally assigned as well as a survey regarding their self-perceptions
about the effectiveness of each activity. Learning and patient care performance scores
were compared between groups.
Results
There was no significant difference in cognitive learning outcomes between groups.
On the measure of patient care performance, students who were randomized to the mannequin-based
simulation group performed as well as or significantly better than students who were
randomized to the other two groups. Overall, students reported that screen-based virtual
simulation was the least effective of the three experiential learning activities in
meeting their learning needs.
Conclusion
Additional research is needed to make the most effective and efficient use of our
resources for experiential learning in nursing education.
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Footnotes
This research was supported by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Center for Regulatory Excellence Grant, Project # R211002.
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