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BMC research notes
virtual simulation offers powerful educational tool considerable albeit underexplored potential technology immerses students lifelike digital scenarios fostering acquisition knowledge skills necessary future careers study aimed assess knowledge acquisition satisfaction outcomes among students using virtual simulation teaching approach specific objectives 1 compare preand posttest knowledge acquisition 2 investigate influence prior professional experience knowledge 3 explore satisfaction levels virtual simulation one hundred fiftynine nursing students participated virtual simulationbased clinical intervention entailing resolution virtual adult patient hospitalized respiratory pathology sociodemographic data prior professional experience collected knowledge evaluated pretopost tests satisfaction levels assessed using openended questions quantitative data analyzed using descriptive statistics wilcoxon mannwhitney u cohens tests qualitative data underwent keywordincontext analysis significant differences noted pre posttest knowledge levels prior experience showing significant impact knowledge acquisition participants reported high levels satisfaction lexicometric analysis identified four clusters words related key terms simulation learn activity knowledge virtual clinical simulation effectively enhances knowledge acquisition fosters satisfaction students recognizing positive impact approach learning consequently virtual simulation contributes training competent health professionals