Abstract
Recent research suggests that simulation education can effectively improve nursing students’ practical competence and can enhance educational outcomes. But very few studies have identified the relationships between pre-course simulation and course satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to determine whether pre-course simulations and other advanced learning modalities (i.e. pre-course e-learning, observation, and clinical placement skill performance) predicted students’ satisfaction with an emergency nursing clinical course. Second-year Korean nursing students (N = 284) participated in an integrated clinical course consisting of self-directed pre-course e-learning, a 2-hour pre-course simulation, and an 80-hour emergency room clinical placement with observation. Multiple regression analyses found that pre-course simulation, clinical placement skill performance, observation during the clinical placement, and pre-course e-learning accounted for 47.2% of the variance in course satisfaction. Notably, pre-course simulation made the largest contribution to course satisfaction, accounting for 29.1% of the variance. Pre-course simulation, skill performance, observation, and pre-course e-learning all significantly influenced learner satisfaction. Findings suggest that integrating simulation into the clinical curriculum may enhance clinical course satisfaction.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Telehealth: Preparing Advanced Practice Nurses to Address Healthcare Needs in Rural and Underserved Populations
- Beyond Survival: Fostering Growth and Innovation in Doctoral Study – A Concept Analysis of the Ba Space
- A Faculty Created Strategic Plan for Excellence in Nursing Education
- Co-supervision of Doctoral Students: Enhancing the Learning Experience
- Effectiveness of a Poverty Simulation in Second Life®: Changing Nursing Student Attitudes toward Poor People
- Evaluating Preceptor Perception of Support Using Educational Podcasts
- An Evaluation of Mental Health Simulation with Standardized Patients
- Bologna Process, More or Less: Nursing Education in the European Economic Area: A Discussion Paper
- Motivation and International Clinical Placements: Shifting Nursing Students to a Global Citizenship Perspective
- Pre-Course Simulation as a Predictor of Satisfaction with an Emergency Nursing Clinical Course
- Teacher Stories of Blame When Assigning a Failing Grade
- Empowerment and Mentoring in Nursing Academia
- Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Peer Review of Teaching (PRoT) Initiative in Nursing Education
- A Guest in the House: Nursing Instructors’ Experiences of the Moral Distress Felt by Students during Inpatient Psychiatric Clinical Rotations
- Developing Students’ Qualitative Muscles in an Introductory Methods Course
- Enhancing Quantity and Quality of Clinical Experiences in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program
- Effects of Incivility in Clinical Practice Settings on Nursing Student Burnout
- Approaches to Study in Undergraduate Nursing Students in Regional Victoria, Australia
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Telehealth: Preparing Advanced Practice Nurses to Address Healthcare Needs in Rural and Underserved Populations
- Beyond Survival: Fostering Growth and Innovation in Doctoral Study – A Concept Analysis of the Ba Space
- A Faculty Created Strategic Plan for Excellence in Nursing Education
- Co-supervision of Doctoral Students: Enhancing the Learning Experience
- Effectiveness of a Poverty Simulation in Second Life®: Changing Nursing Student Attitudes toward Poor People
- Evaluating Preceptor Perception of Support Using Educational Podcasts
- An Evaluation of Mental Health Simulation with Standardized Patients
- Bologna Process, More or Less: Nursing Education in the European Economic Area: A Discussion Paper
- Motivation and International Clinical Placements: Shifting Nursing Students to a Global Citizenship Perspective
- Pre-Course Simulation as a Predictor of Satisfaction with an Emergency Nursing Clinical Course
- Teacher Stories of Blame When Assigning a Failing Grade
- Empowerment and Mentoring in Nursing Academia
- Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Peer Review of Teaching (PRoT) Initiative in Nursing Education
- A Guest in the House: Nursing Instructors’ Experiences of the Moral Distress Felt by Students during Inpatient Psychiatric Clinical Rotations
- Developing Students’ Qualitative Muscles in an Introductory Methods Course
- Enhancing Quantity and Quality of Clinical Experiences in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program
- Effects of Incivility in Clinical Practice Settings on Nursing Student Burnout
- Approaches to Study in Undergraduate Nursing Students in Regional Victoria, Australia