Savithri Raman1, Leodoro J Labrague2, Judie Arulappan1, Jansi Natarajan2, Anandhi Amirtharaj3, Devakirubai Jacob3. 1. Maternal and Child Health Department, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 2. Fundamentals and Administration Department, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 3. Adult Health & Critical Care Department, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Providing adequate and quality clinical training to student nurses is a major issue in nursing education. In the Middle East, this issue is more prominent because providing intimate healthcare to women in maternity nursing, especially by male nursing students, remains a challenge. PURPOSE: This study compared the effects of a combination of traditional clinical training with high-fidelity simulation (TCT+HFS) activities vs TCT alone on the clinical competency and knowledge among students enrolled in a maternity nursing course in a Middle Eastern public university. METHOD: A quasi-experimental research design was adopted in the study. The sample consisted of 74 students (40 in the TCT group and 34 in the TCT+HFS group) from a cohort of nursing students in a Middle Eastern university. The Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument and a 29-item, researcher-designed knowledge scale was used to measure the relevant outcomes. RESULTS: No significant difference was observed in the knowledge (F = 1.064, P = 0.306) or clinical competency scores (F = 0.168, P = 0.683) between the TCT+HFS group and the TCT group. CONCLUSION: Substituting 25% of the clinical hours with HFS may yield similar learning outcomes (knowledge and clinical competency) as TCT.
BACKGROUND: Providing adequate and quality clinical training to student nurses is a major issue in nursing education. In the Middle East, this issue is more prominent because providing intimate healthcare to women in maternity nursing, especially by male nursing students, remains a challenge. PURPOSE: This study compared the effects of a combination of traditional clinical training with high-fidelity simulation (TCT+HFS) activities vs TCT alone on the clinical competency and knowledge among students enrolled in a maternity nursing course in a Middle Eastern public university. METHOD: A quasi-experimental research design was adopted in the study. The sample consisted of 74 students (40 in the TCT group and 34 in the TCT+HFS group) from a cohort of nursing students in a Middle Eastern university. The Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument and a 29-item, researcher-designed knowledge scale was used to measure the relevant outcomes. RESULTS: No significant difference was observed in the knowledge (F = 1.064, P = 0.306) or clinical competency scores (F = 0.168, P = 0.683) between the TCT+HFS group and the TCT group. CONCLUSION: Substituting 25% of the clinical hours with HFS may yield similar learning outcomes (knowledge and clinical competency) as TCT.
Authors: John Tai Chun Fung; Wen Zhang; Man Nga Yeung; Michelle Tsz Ha Pang; Veronica Suk Fun Lam; Bobo Kai Yin Chan; Janet Yuen-Ha Wong Journal: Nurs Open Date: 2021-07-31