Satisfaction and Self-Confidence of Nursing Students with Simulation Teaching
Raji Kaliyaperumal, Vinoth Raman, Latha Kannan
Abstract
Objectives: In recent times, simulation has turned as a vital element of nursing education. Hence, this study aims to reveal the satisfaction of nursing students and their self-confidence gained through simulation teaching adopted at a Saudi University. Methods: A descriptive study design was adopted in this study. A total of 80 final year (Level 7) undergraduate female nursing students of College of Applied Medical Sciences, at King Khalid University (KKU), Saudi Arabia were selected using convenience sampling. This study was carried out during the academic year of 2019-2020. The data was collected using questionnaire named ‘Student satisfaction and Self-confidence in Learning’ from the participants following simulation session. The responses obtained were subjected to the statistical analysis using IBM SPSS version 20. Results: The results indicated that the overall satisfaction (mean=4.60) and self-confidence (mean=4.46) in learning with simulation teaching among nursing students of KKU is observed as high. All items of satisfaction dimension are significantly associated with overall satisfaction of nursing students. However, only two items of self-confidence dimension showed no significant association with overall self-confidence. A strong positive correlation is observed between the satisfaction and self-confidence in learning through nursing simulation. Conclusion: Nursing students are highly satisfied and gained confidence through simulation teaching. These students have enjoyed the simulation teaching and are confident in developing the required knowledge and skills from the nursing simulation. Therefore, policymakers should train their instructors in simulation teaching in nursing education and encourage them for increasingly use of simulation teaching.