Virtual Simulation for Last-Year Nursing Graduate Students in Times of Covid-19: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has made it necessary to adapt university health-education. Virtual simulation has been proposed to be a suitable tool. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted on nursing students in the final year. The virtual simulation platform vSim® was used. Improvements in knowledge, skills during simulation, satisfaction and self-confidence obtained through the training provided were analyzed, as well as satisfaction with the platform. Results: Pre-post training knowledge improved. Skill acquisition improved between the first and last attempts in all cases. The levels of self-confidence and satisfaction with the training and the platform used were high. Conclusions: The vSim® was a useful solution during the pandemic. Knowledge improved and high self-confidence was obtained.

Mediating Effects of Cognitive Load on the Relationship Between Learning Flow and Clinical Reasoning Skills in Virtual Simulation Learning

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Student preferences and perceptions of learning with vSim® for Nursing in pneumonia: a quasi-experimental study

“…This kind of teaching training is also worth promoting in China, especially during the epidemic; it can ensure high-quality completion of nursing teaching work and cultivate nurses with con dence and critical thinking. Our research and previous research (7,10,(13)(14)(15) indicate that vSim for nursing may be an effective supplementary teaching strategy to improve students' self-con dence in practice and knowledge.…”

“…Three studies by Kyung-Ah Kang (13), I Zaragoza-García (15), and Yaohua Gu (10) demonstrate that vSim participation in the teaching topics helps improve students' mastery of knowledge. The knowledge test in the I Zaragoza-García study was developed by experts at Wolters Kluwer, Laerdal® Medical, and the National League for Nursing (NLN) for vSim cases (15). Yaohua Gu's research also conducted a knowledge assessment after completing ten vSim cases (10).…”

Estrategias y recursos didácticos empleados en la enseñanza/aprendizaje virtual en estudiantes universitarios en el contexto de la Covid-19

“…Tiene casos clínicos revisados por pares y las simulaciones se basan en maniquíes de alta fidelidad adaptados para su uso en un entorno virtual donde mide las acciones de los estudiantes en términos de riesgo bajo, moderado y alto de daño al paciente. Además, calcula una puntuación en función de las actividades de enfermería realizadas correctamente (Foronda et al, 2016;Zaragoza et al, 2021).…”