Using High-Fidelity Simulation and Standardized Patient to Improve the Intravenous Therapy of Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Objective: To compare the effects of high-fidelity simulations and standardised patients on students' knowledge and skill levels regarding intravenous (IV) therapy administration. Material and Methods: This quasi experimental study was carried out among firstyear nursing students in Türkiye. The study sample included 59 students. The participants were divided into two groups. Group 1 (high-fidelity simulation) comprised 30 students, and Group 2 (standardised patient) comprised 29 students. Pre and post-test IV drug therapy administration knowledge form and IV drug therapy administration performance checklist forms were used for data collection. Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used for analyses. Results: In the standardised patient group, participants' post-test knowledge scores were significantly higher than their pre-test knowledge scores. The skill scores of the standardised patient group were significantly higher than those of the high-fidelity simulation group. Students in standardized patient group scored higher on some items of the ''opening the lid of the IV catheter, three-way tap control, closing the three-way faucet, attaching the IV drug injector to the catheter, injecting the drug, removing the injector, using washing solution and closing the lid of the catheter'' in drug administration procedure. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the use of standardised patients was more effective in increasing students' knowledge and skills in IV drug therapy administration than high-fidelity simulation situations. In the IV drug therapy administration training, nursing instructors can use standardised patients to enable students to gain knowledge and competence.
Authors: Gözde ÖZARAS ÖZ, Müjgan ONARICI
Institution: Çankırı Karatekin University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402495873