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The Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회)
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Development and application of the mobile-based virtual nursing simulation training content: A mixed methods study

모바일 기반 가상 간호 시뮬레이션 콘텐츠 개발 및 적용: 혼합방법연구

  • Kim, Hyun-Sun (College of Nursing, Eulji University) ;
  • Kang, Jiyoung (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Health and Nursing, Jeju National University)
  • 김현선 (을지대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 강지영 (제주대학교 간호대학.건강과간호연구소)
  • Received : 2024.07.22
  • Accepted : 2024.08.09
  • Published : 2024.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: Nursing clinical practice education is transforming with the advent of mobile education and the unique experiences it offers in caring for virtual patients. For this innovative approach, this study aims to evaluate the efficacy of mobile-based virtual women's breast cancer nursing simulation training content on nursing students' confidence, satisfaction, and learning flow. It also examines the nursing students' virtual patient care experiences. Methods: A mixed methods approach using a convergent design was employed to examine students' cancer care confidence and satisfaction, learning flow, and learning experiences. Quantitative data through online questionnaires and qualitative data through focus group interviews were collected, merged, and analyzed. Results: This study developed a virtual nursing training module aimed at caring for women with breast cancer, a novel approach to facilitate mobile-based simulation training for nursing students. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, a chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, t-test for participant homogeneity (experimental: 20, control: 20), independent t-test, and paired t-test. Satisfaction (t=3.53, p=.001) and confidence (t=4.07, p=.001), as well as flow (t=3.78, p=.001), significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group. Two core themes and five sub-themes were derived from the experimental group's experiences acquired by caring for women with breast cancer virtually, including that the students "Virtually cared for breast cancer patients, learning as if real." Conclusion: The mobile-based virtual nursing simulation training content allowed nursing students to upgrade their comprehensive nursing care skills by experiencing a fun and practical environment made possible by a new learning method.

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Acknowledgement

We would like to express our gratitude to the software development team for their dedication to the development and implementation of the virtual content. Furthermore, we would like to thank the students who used the content with great diligence and provided valuable feedback.

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