Evaluation of students' perceived clinical competence and learning needs following an online virtual simulation education programme with debriefing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a virtual simulation education programme with debriefing in undergraduate nursing students. Perceived clinical competence and learning needs of students in a simulation environment were also measured.

Background

Evidence showed virtual simulation education programmes provided better knowledge acquisition. However, these studies to date did not incorporate virtual simulation in the combination of a debriefing model in nursing students.

Design

A one-group pre-test and post-test design.

Methods

188 final year undergraduate nursing students participated in the study. Linear mixed model analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of the programme.

Results

Students have perceived a significant im

SUBMITTER: Fung JTC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8441701 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature