The Impact of a New Pedagogical Intervention on Nursing Students’ Knowledge Acquisition in Simulation-Based Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Simulation-based learning is an effective technique for teaching nursing students’ skills and knowledge related to patient deterioration. This study examined students’ acquisition of theoretical knowledge about symptoms, pathophysiology, and nursing actions after implementing an educational interven...

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Main Authors: Thor Arne Haukedal, Inger Åse Reierson, Hanne Hedeman, Ida Torunn Bjørk
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Nursing Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7437386
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description Simulation-based learning is an effective technique for teaching nursing students’ skills and knowledge related to patient deterioration. This study examined students’ acquisition of theoretical knowledge about symptoms, pathophysiology, and nursing actions after implementing an educational intervention during simulation-based learning. A quasi-experimental study compared theoretical knowledge among two groups of students before and after implementation of the intervention. The intervention introduced the following new components to the existing technique: a knowledge test prior to the simulation, video-recording of the performance, and introduction of a structured observation form used by students and facilitator during observation and debriefing. The intervention group had significantly higher scores on a knowledge test conducted after the simulations in comparison to the scores in the control group. In both groups scores were highest on knowledge of symptoms and lowest on knowledge of pathophysiology; the intervention group had significantly higher scores than the control group on both topics. Students’ theoretical knowledge of patient deterioration may be enhanced by improving the students’ prerequisites for learning and by strengthening debriefing after simulation.
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spelling doaj-art-7d013b219bd14b9c85e136de7efffc2d2025-08-20T02:07:12ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372018-01-01201810.1155/2018/74373867437386The Impact of a New Pedagogical Intervention on Nursing Students’ Knowledge Acquisition in Simulation-Based Learning: A Quasi-Experimental StudyThor Arne Haukedal0Inger Åse Reierson1Hanne Hedeman2Ida Torunn Bjørk3Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Post Box 235, 3603 Kongsberg, NorwayDepartment of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Post Box 235, 3603 Kongsberg, NorwayDepartment of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Post Box 235, 3603 Kongsberg, NorwayDepartment of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, Post Box 235, 3603 Kongsberg, NorwaySimulation-based learning is an effective technique for teaching nursing students’ skills and knowledge related to patient deterioration. This study examined students’ acquisition of theoretical knowledge about symptoms, pathophysiology, and nursing actions after implementing an educational intervention during simulation-based learning. A quasi-experimental study compared theoretical knowledge among two groups of students before and after implementation of the intervention. The intervention introduced the following new components to the existing technique: a knowledge test prior to the simulation, video-recording of the performance, and introduction of a structured observation form used by students and facilitator during observation and debriefing. The intervention group had significantly higher scores on a knowledge test conducted after the simulations in comparison to the scores in the control group. In both groups scores were highest on knowledge of symptoms and lowest on knowledge of pathophysiology; the intervention group had significantly higher scores than the control group on both topics. Students’ theoretical knowledge of patient deterioration may be enhanced by improving the students’ prerequisites for learning and by strengthening debriefing after simulation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7437386
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title The Impact of a New Pedagogical Intervention on Nursing Students’ Knowledge Acquisition in Simulation-Based Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Study
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title_short The Impact of a New Pedagogical Intervention on Nursing Students’ Knowledge Acquisition in Simulation-Based Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Study
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