Nurse Educ. 2023 Feb 6. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001373. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Senior nursing students are expected to be ready in terms of professional decisions and practices as soon as possible after graduation. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is a framework to prepare nursing students for practice in the health care system.
PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the effect of repeated exposure to multipatient simulations on senior nursing students’ pregraduation transition views, QSEN knowledge level and self-competency, professional readiness, and postgraduation transition shock.
METHODS: A randomized controlled trial of intervention and control groups with pretest, posttest, and a follow-up was conducted with 78 senior nursing students at a private, accredited, nursing program in Istanbul, Turkey.
RESULTS: There was a statistically significant improvement in the intervention group between the pretest and the posttest for self-confidence (P < .01), QSEN knowledge level (P < .01), and professional readiness (P < .01). The QSEN knowledge level (P < .01) and professional competency (P < .05) of the intervention group were higher than those of the control group.
CONCLUSION: These results suggest that multipatient simulations may be an effective strategy to better prepare students for the health care system’s demands.
PMID:36749954 | DOI:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001373
