Implementation and Evaluation of Simulation Based Critical Care Nursing Education Used with MicroSim(R)

Kim, Yun-Hee; Kim, Yun-Min; Kang, Seo-Young

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2010;16(1):24-32.
Published online June 30, 2010.

Kim, Yun-Hee;Kim, Yun-Min;Kang, Seo-Young;

¹Department of Nursing, Honam University
²Department of Nursing, Gwang-Ju Health College University
³Department of Nursing, Gwang-Ju Health College University

MicroSim(R)을 병용한 시뮬레이션기반 중환자간호교육의 운영 및 평가

김윤희, 김윤민, 강서영

¹호남대학교 간호학과
²광주보건대학 간호과
³광주보건대학 간호과

Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to evaluate the results after implementing a simulation based critical care nursing education with $MicroSim^{(R)}$. Method: Simulation based education was used for a clinical scenario on a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and acute coronary syndrome(ACS). Self-learning program was used for an acute asthma attack and acute myocardial infarction(AMI) in the $MicroSim^{(R)}$. A total of 97 nursing students were chosen. A pretest and posttest was conducted to evaluate learning achievement, clinical performance ability and self-directed learning. Result: Learning achievement and clinical performance ability significantly increased but self-directed learning did not. Conclusion: Simulation based education used with $MicroSim^{(R)}$ was useful for improving learning achievement and clinical performance ability of nursing students. Further studies are needed to compare the effects of simulation based education.

Key Words: Patient simulation, Critical care, Pulmonary disease, Chronic obstructive, Acute coronary syndrome