The impact of problem-based simulation education program on pediatric nursing student’s academic achievement, academic efficacy, and clinical performance skills
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a problem-based simulation
education program on nursing student’s academic achievement, academic efficacy, and clinical
performance skills. Methods: This study examined a group of nursing students using the
pretest-posttest test design. Second year pediatric nursing students studying the practical
subject Integrated Simulation at S University in K region were asked to complete a
self-administered questionnaire before and after using a problem-based simulation education
program. In addition to using SPSS/WIN 21.0 for descriptive analysis, the data was analyzed
using independent t-test, repeated measures ANOVA and Pearson- correlation. Results: After
completing the simulation education program, participants showed statistically higher academic
achievement (t = -5.795, p < .001) and clinical performance skills (t = -3.835, p = <.001)
than before. However, there was no significant difference in academic efficacy score(t=-.217,
p=.829). Conclusion: The results from this study indicate that lessons with various methods
and content should be developed to –evaluate both theoretical knowledge and clinical
performance skills. In addition, there is a need to develop a standard evaluation.