Jenna Chambers, Hugh Alberti, Michael Harrison, Nicola Mulgrew
Sustainable quality improvement: An essential ingredient for sustainability in modern medical curricula?
The clinical teacher
study aimed evaluate combination virtual simulation inperson simulation among undergraduate nursing students present inperson simulation main form simulation china development computer technology computerbased virtual simulation gradually applied simulation shown unique advantages however simulation format combines virtual simulation inperson simulation rare china mixed methods study applied quanqual sequential explanatory approach quantitative phase nonrandomized controlled trial nrct employed among 93 junior nursing students nursing school university china students parallel classes 1 2 3 45 students selected experimental group students parallel classes 4 5 6 48 students selected control group control group completed inperson simulation experimental group required complete virtual simulation inperson simulation students performance inperson simulation evaluated teachers according demonstrating checklist simulation students invited answer students satisfaction selfconfidence learning scale sss educational practices simulation scale epss clinical learning environment comparison survey clecs descriptive qualitative study conducted qualitative phase ten students recruited purposive sampling method experimental group interviewed researcher semistructured interview method used conduct indepth interviews mean score students performance experimental group higher control group 6300 vs 5767 significant differences learning satisfaction selfconfidence simulated practice score except cooperation dimension two groups p005 experimental group total clecs score inperson simulation higher virtual simulation 84981250 72581304 respectively difference statistically significant t5270 p0001 ten students interviewed qualitative phase interview learned students believed virtual simulation combined inperson simulation helpful enhance knowledge improve learning confidence help develop nontechnical skills ie decisionmaking critical thinking inperson simulation preferred form simulation virtual simulation beneficial supplement inperson simulation combination two suggested introduced simulation curriculum undergraduate nursing students