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Simulator and Standardized Patient Training for Cardiopulmonary Examination Skills in Nursing Students

NCT07631234 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2026-06-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cardiopulmonary physical examination is a fundamental nursing skill that is essential for the early recognition of patient problems and safe clinical decision-making. Nursing students often experience difficulties in developing competence and confidence in performing cardiac and pulmonary assessment skills during their early clinical education.

This quasi-experimental study aims to compare the effects of simulation-based training and standardized patient-based training on first-year nursing students' cardiopulmonary physical examination outcomes. The study will evaluate knowledge, clinical skill performance, learning satisfaction, self-confidence, and anxiety levels before and after the educational interventions.

Participants will be first-year nursing students enrolled in a health assessment course. Students will be assigned to either a simulation-based training group or a standardized patient-based training group. Data will be collected using knowledge tests, skill assessment checklists, satisfaction and self-confidence scales, and anxiety measures. The findings are expected to contribute to evidence-based nursing education by identifying effective teaching strategies for improving cardiopulmonary assessment competence among nursing students.

Conditions

  • Nursing Education

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Simulation-Based Training

Simulation-based training designed to improve nursing students' cardiopulmonary physical examination knowledge, skills, satisfaction, self-confidence, and clinical preparedness through structured practice using a nursing simulation manikin.

BEHAVIORAL

Standardized Patient-Based Training

Standardized patient-based training designed to improve nursing students' cardiopulmonary physical examination knowledge, skills, satisfaction, self-confidence, and clinical preparedness through structured interactions with trained standardized patients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nevin Uslu, PhD · Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-24
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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