Evaluation of pregnant examination simulation with mini-CEX in nursing education: an experience of Turkey

Abstract

The use of simulation is recommended as a powerful teaching strategy for the promotion and assessment of skills. This study was carried out to evaluation of pregnant examination simulation with Mini-CEX in nursing education. The onegroup quasi-experimental study was conducted between 14 September 2014 and 14 December 2014 with 109 students. Students were trained on basic procedures of pregnant examination simulation utilizing obstetric simulator and models. Students performed individual simulation application according to statements of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX). Data was collected using the Pre-Simulation Feedback Form (Pre-SFF), the Post-Simulation Feedback Form (Post-SFF) and the Mini-CEX. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and the correlation coefficient were used for evaluation of data. The average age of the students was 21.8±2.0. 83.5% of the students were women. The total mean score of Mini-CEX was 2.8±0.2. There were significant relationships between the total mean and items means of Mini-CEX (0.41 ≤ r ≤ 0.80). A significant statistical difference was found between the Pre-SFF and Post-SFF scores (except for 3 rd and 6 th items) (p<0.05). When the Pre-SFF and the Post-SFF scores were compared, an increase was found in the Post-SFF scores. In this study, it was determined that students 14 Ayşe Koyun and Dilek Öcalan have a high level of proficiency on simulation application of pregnant examination.