The Effects of Pre- and Post- operative Nursing Education Using Simulation on New Nurses' Communication Ability, Self-Efficacy and Clinical Performance

Abstract

In the past two years, due to the COVID-19, clinical practice has not been carried out normally, so new nurses are complaining of difficulties in conducting safe nursing independently. In particular, there is a lack of clinical performance skills in core nursing competency and communication. Therefore, this research was conducted to confirm the effects of pre-and post-operative nursing education using simulation on new nurses' communication ability, self-efficacy, and clinical performance. This study uses a single-group pre-post experimental design. The subjects of the study were new nurses who worked for less than one year at a general hospital or higher in C city. Data collection was conducted from November 18 to November 25, 2022 through presencial survey targeting a total of 26 new nurses.The data were resolved by performing independent t-test and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS/Win 23.0. Results show that, after pre-and post-surgery nursing education using simulation, the communication skills of new nurses were significantly improved, and the clinical performance skills were also statistically significantly improved after the implementation of the program. Through this, it was found that pre-and post-surgery nursing education using simulation improved communication ability and clinical performance ability, confirming that simulation education is effective in enhancing the competency of new nurses. Therefore, this study proposes that it is wanted to develop and operate a education by simulation programs to enhance new nurses' communication ability and clinical performance.