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Simulation Education and Clinical Practice on Nursing Students' Competence

NCT07250451 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2025-11-26

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of integrated education, combining clinical practice and simulation laboratory training, on the competence of second-year undergraduate nursing students. This research is designed as a multi-crossover quasi-experimental randomized controlled study. In this model, all groups were exposed to simulation training sessions in specific stages. This design is currently used in the clinical practice component of the Surgical Nursing course. Additionally, the researchers aimed to answer the question: "What is the most appropriate timing for simulation training to enhance nursing students' competence?"

During the clinical practice of the Surgical Diseases Nursing course, approximately 29-33 students participated in the simulation laboratory sessions, while about 61-65 students were involved in clinical field practice. For the simulation sessions, subgroups consisting of 4-5 students were formed. After each subgroup completed the simulation practice, a debriefing session was conducted. Each simulation scenario and related training lasted approximately half a day.

Conditions

  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

OTHER

Educational/training

Simulation-First Hybrid Training - Simulation → Clinical Practice: Students first participated in four days of simulation in subgroups of 4-5, using low-fidelity mannequins for scenarios such as colorectal surgery care, subdural hematoma, BPH surgery, coronary bypass, femur fracture, and total laryngectomy. Prebriefing and debriefing (GAS method) were conducted. This was followed by eight days of clinical practice under faculty supervision. Clinical Practice-Simulation-Clinical Practice (Integrated Training) - Clinical Practice → Simulation → Clinical Practice: Students completed four days of clinical practice, four days of simulation as above, then four additional clinical practice days. Clinical Practice-First Training Followed by Simulation - Clinical Practice → Simulation: Students completed eight days of clinical practice followed by four days of simulation. Simulation sessions and clinical practice were conducted under faculty supervision.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Duzce University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-15
Primary Completion
2024-06-15
Completion
2024-08-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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