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Simulator and Standardized Patient Training for Cardiopulmonary Examination Skills in Nursing Students
Sponsor: Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Summary
Cardiopulmonary physical examination is a fundamental nursing skill that is essential for the early recognition of patient problems and safe clinical decision-making. Nursing students often experience difficulties in developing competence and confidence in performing cardiac and pulmonary assessment skills during their early clinical education. This quasi-experimental study aims to compare the effects of simulation-based training and standardized patient-based training on first-year nursing students' cardiopulmonary physical examination outcomes. The study will evaluate knowledge, clinical skill performance, learning satisfaction, self-confidence, and anxiety levels before and after the educational interventions. Participants will be first-year nursing students enrolled in a health assessment course. Students will be assigned to either a simulation-based training group or a standardized patient-based training group. Data will be collected using knowledge tests, skill assessment checklists, satisfaction and self-confidence scales, and anxiety measures. The findings are expected to contribute to evidence-based nursing education by identifying effective teaching strategies for improving cardiopulmonary assessment competence among nursing students.
Official title: From Skill to Confidence: The Multifaceted Role of Simulation in Nursing Students' Learning of Cardiac and Pulmonary Assessment
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 30 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2026-05-24
Completion Date
2026-07
Last Updated
2026-06-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Simulation-Based Training
Simulation-based training designed to improve nursing students' cardiopulmonary physical examination knowledge, skills, satisfaction, self-confidence, and clinical preparedness through structured practice using a nursing simulation manikin.
Standardized Patient-Based Training
Standardized patient-based training designed to improve nursing students' cardiopulmonary physical examination knowledge, skills, satisfaction, self-confidence, and clinical preparedness through structured interactions with trained standardized patients.
Locations (2)
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Burdur, Turkey (Türkiye)
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Burdur, Turkey (Türkiye)