SİMULATİON TRAİNİNG ON NURSİNG STUDENTS' ASSESSMENT OF PEDİATRİC VİTAL SİGNS

Abstract
Aim: Study examined effects of infant simulation training on measuring pediatric vital signs on knowledge level, satisfaction, and self-confidence levels of nursing students in learning. Background: Simulation makes possible for students to feel a pulse, observe chest movements, hear respiration sounds, measure blood pressure, and evaluate results, thus allowing students to practice with concrete examples of various conditions. Method: This pre-test-post-test experimental study was planned to be conducted with 3rd year nursing students at a university in Samsun between 2022-2023. Totally 41 students in intervention group were trained in measuring vital signs on infant simulator, whereas 41 students in control group were trained in a classical laboratory environment. Research data were collected using the “Personal Identification Form, Vital Signs Scale (V-Sacale), Pediatric Vital Signs Assessment Questionnaire, Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale”. Results: Statistically significant difference was determined in the intra-group comparison of pre- and post-training V-Scale scores of the nursing students in the intervention and control groups (p˂0.05). A statistically significant difference was determined in the in-group and intra-group comparison of post-training Pediatric Vital Signs Assessment Questionnaire scores of nursing students in intervention and control groups (p˂0.05). The mean score of students who received simulation-based training on measuring pediatric vital signs on Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale was 54.12±5.51. Conclusion: It was concluded that nursing students in intervention group had higher knowledge and attitudes toward vital signs monitoring. Students in this group also had high levels of satisfaction and self-confidence in learning. Keywords - Nursing Student, Simulation-Based Training, Vital Signs