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Background: In order to close the knowledge gap between theory and clinical practice, simulation-based teaching is becoming more and more popular in nursing education. It gives students the chance to practice clinical procedures in a secure setting.
Methodology: The design used was a quantitative quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control group. A control group (n = 30) and an experimental group (n = 30) were formed from a total of 60 MSN students. While the control group received traditional instruction, the experimental group received structured simulation-based instruction on specific clinical emergency procedures. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to evaluate knowledge, and an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) checklist was used to evaluate clinical skill performance. The relevant statistical tests were used to compare the pre-test and post-test results.
Results: The mean knowledge score of the experimental group increased from 14.27 ± 3.21 in the pre-test to 24.63 ± 2.54 in the post-test. The mean clinical skill score increased from 16.18 ± 3.04 to 27.42 ± 2.18. In the control group, the improvement was comparatively smaller. The post-test knowledge and clinical skill scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group (p<0.001).
Conclusion: It was discovered that simulation-based instruction was a successful teaching method for raising MSN students' knowledge and clinical skill performance. Students' clinical competency and readiness for professional practice may be improved by including structured simulation exercises into postgraduate nursing education.
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