Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an applicability of simulation
based education (SSE) to the current nursing curriculum to complement both lecture and
practicum. Method: Twenty senior nursing students in their first semester were r...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an applicability of simulation
based education (SSE) to the current nursing curriculum to complement both lecture and
practicum. Method: Twenty senior nursing students in their first semester were recruited
from C University located in G city, from March to June, 2008. The SSE was developed
as an elective course. It induded six dinical scenarios, the high fidelity of simulator, and
appraisal criteria. Clinical performances were measured by 8-11 itemed rating checklists
evaluating the skills of physical examination, assessment of symptoms, interpretation of
laboratory test, nursing interventions and others. Results: Paired t-test found that the
post dinical performance score was higher than the pretest score. Contents of SSE
were the dosest to the core performance which new nurses should have. Students'
satisfaction with SSE was high. Conclusion: We found that the SSE was an innovative
educational strategy to strengthen nursing students' comprehensive performance ability
and to complement current education. Further studies are needed to evaluate the levels
of critical thinking and problem solving skills of clinical nurses who took SSE as well as
employers' satisfaction.