Pauline Catherine Gillan, Sandra Johnston
Nursing students satisfaction and self-confidence with standardized patient palliative care simulation focusing on difficult conversations
Palliative & supportive care
breast selfexamination important early diagnosis breast cancer use traditional education methods insufficient student nurses gain breast selfexamination skills nurse education new different education methods needed gain skills nurse education aim study evaluate effectiveness artificial intelligenceassisted screenbased simulations practice standard patient simulation teaching breast selfexamination skills nursing undergraduate students study comparative intervention trial study conducted university xx xxx first semesters academic years 20222023 study enlisted 103 students enrolled first year nursing department students randomized artificial intelligenceassisted screenbased simulations practice group n 52 standard patient simulation group n 51 data collected using student description form breast selfexamination checklist student satisfaction selfconfidence learning scale spielbergers state trait anxiety inventory highest score regarding total score means breast selfexamination skills belonged standard patient simulation group differences groups found statistically significant p 005 although mean score anxiety levels students artificial intelligenceassisted screenbased simulations practice group higher standard patient simulation p 005 mean score students satisfaction simulation higher artificial intelligenceassisted screenbased simulations practice group standard patient simulation group p 005 results research showed use artificial intelligenceassisted simulation learning increased students satisfaction time students anxiety increased addition artificial intelligenceassisted simulation learning effective standard patient simulation learning gaining breast selfexamination skills