Effects of Simulation-Based Education in Nursing Care for Stroke Patients

Sung Jung Hong, Hyun Ji Bae, Hwal Lan Bang, Leesuk Ferencsik

Abstract: This study was conducted to examine the effects of simulation-based education (SBE) on nursing students' clinical performance, knowledge, and learner satisfaction in nursing care for stroke patients. The randomized controlled study involved 61 students who were enrolled in a geriatric nursing education course for a major at S university. Students in the simulation group received stroke patient care training by using a high-fidelity simulator, while those in the control group participated only in lectures. Collected data were analyzed using Chi-square, t-test, and independent t-test with the SPSS 24.0 for Windows program. The experimental group which had SIM-PBL showed significantly higher knowledge (t = 16.152, p<.001), learner satisfaction (t =7.358, p

Keywords: simulation-based learning, clinical performance, learner satisfaction, stroke patient, nursing education