Using Simulator in Nursing Student Training in Measuring Arterial Blood Pressure and Its Effect on Nursing Students’ Psychomotor Skill Performance
Project no. 20633 · Status: Kapanmış · 2019
Summary
The quasi-experimental study with a single-group pre-test-post-test pattern aimed to examine the effect of simulator instruction to measure arterial blood pressure on students' psychomotor skill levels. The research was conducted between September 2019-December 2019 with Ege University Faculty of Nursing second year nursing students (n: 238) who did not have prior arterial blood pressure measurement skills training, who did not have clinical experience and who agreed to participate in the study. After signing the informed consent form, participating students completed the "Individual Information Form" and "Arterial Blood Pressure Academic Achievement Test” (Pre-test) to collect research data. After the blood pressure training with the traditional method, the students were asked to use the Virtual Simulator to practice the skill and provided with opportunities practice on the Virtual Simulator for 21 days. After 21 days, Arterial Blood Pressure Academic Achievement Test (Post Test), Arterial Blood Pressure Measurement Skill Performance Test (Post Test), Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale were implemented and evaluated. No statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test and post-test scores of the Arterial Blood Pressure Academic Achievement Test (p> 0.001), but arterial blood pressure measurement skill performance post-test mean score was significantly higher than the pre-test mean score (p <0.001). A significant linear correlation was identified between the participant students’ satisfaction and self-confidence mean scores of (r2 0.776; p <0.001). Based on the study results; it was concluded that using simulator teaching method to provide nursing students with the necessary skills to measure arterial blood pressure increases students' psychomotor skills, self-confidence and satisfaction in measuring arterial blood pressure.