Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of prebriefing in the nursing process using video simulations on nurses’ critical thinking, simulation immersion, simulation confidence, clinical performance, and simulation satisfaction. Method: This study was a comparative survey between lectures and adoption of the nursing process with video in pre-briefing. The participants were 128 nursing students who had completed the Korean advanced life support program. Data were analyzed using χ2-test, independent t-test, and paired t-test using the SPSS 22.0 program. Results: Pre-briefing with Chmil’s concept, including theory, nursing process, and outcome, increased the clinical performance (t=2.03, p =.044) and critical thinking (t=2.48, p =.015) in this study. But there was no difference in simulation immersion, simulation confidence, or clinical satisfaction. Conclusion: The results indicate that simulation using Chmil’s concept was an effective educational method to increase critical thinking and clinical performance.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of pre-briefing in simulation-based learning on nursing students’ satisfaction with simulation. Method: A quasi-experimental post-test study was applied with 174 senior nursing students at a private university in South Korea. The experimental group (n=88) underwent a pre-briefing program, whereas the control group (n=86) did not. During pre-briefing, students had time to study simulation scenarios, discuss nursing processes related to simulation scenarios, and experience a simulation environment before simulation practice. Satisfaction scores were measured using the Satisfaction with Simulation Experience scale(SSE). Results: The mean scores in satisfaction with simulation were higher in the experimental group than in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-4.23, p<.001). Conclusion: This study emphasizes that pre-briefing in simulation-based learning is important in increasing students’ satisfaction and should be included in the planning of simulation-based learning programs.