Purpose: This was a qualitative study using a phenomenological research method. It was conducted to investigate the essential meaning of nursing students’ experiences participating in simulation education with standardized patients. Methods: This study’s research participants included 16 senior employees in the nursing department of two universities. They had experiences participating in simulation education with standardized patients. This study was conducted from June 1 to December 31, 2021, and the data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s (1978) phenomenological method. Results: After analyzing the meaning of simulation experiences with the standardized patients, 101 meaning formations were deduced. From this, 13 theme, 4 theme clusters and 2 categories—effective lesson, tasks to solve. Conclusion: Simulation with standardized patients is a recent approach that has been actively applied in simulation-based learning in nursing colleges. This study conducted qualitative research on students’ experiences with standardized patients and analyzed essential meaning of the experiences. Therefore, it is recommended that simulation education content with standardized patients is developed. This can be achieved by optimizing the advantages of standardized patients with various clinical cases in other subjects besides psychiatry.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a web-based video program related to abnormal mental disorder behaviors in standardized patients and verify its effectiveness for nursing students. Methods: This study consisted of pre-test and post-test for a non-equivalent control group design. The participants were 46 nursing students(experimental group: 23, control group: 23). The experimental group was trained in a video program that applied standardized patients, while the control group received traditional training. Data collected from March to June, 2020, were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 25.0, chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test, and independent t-test. Results: The difference between the experimental and control groups was statistically significant in terms of learning satisfaction (Z=2.08, p=.038), learning self-efficacy(t=2.80, p=.009), motivation for transfer(t=3.45, p=.001), and clinical reasoning competence(t=2.28, p=.028). Conclusion: This study showed that a video program on abnormal mental disorder behaviors in standardized patients is an effective tool for mental health nursing education.

Purpose: This study aimed to understand the meanings and nature of the lived experience of participating in integrated simulation practice of standardized patients with complex problems. Methods: The hermeneutic phenomenological human science approach developed by van Manen was adopted in-depth interviews and observations were conducted with 6 standardized patients’ and recorded with their consent. The data were collected over two months, from March 1, to April 30, 2016. The statements were analyzed and revealed five essential themes of the standardized patients with complex problems. Results: The essential themes of outcomes consisted of <Conflict between the virtual and real world>, <Inadequate and surprise nursing interventions>, <Limitations of the standardized patient role>, <Identified with the standardized patient>, and <Rewarding patient role>. Conclusion: The standardized patients who participated in this study had difficulty in carrying out the role of the patient, and they said that the nursing students felt that they were rewarding because they were helpful.