Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Nurse Education Today, cilt.111, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
© 2022 Elsevier LtdBackground: Although students are well prepared theoretically, they lack real-life practical skills because they have not faced an adequate number of emergencies such as neonatal resuscitation. Objectives: This study was conducted with the objective of determining the impact of integrating serious game simulation (SGS) into neonatal resuscitation training on the neonatal resuscitation related knowledge, skills, satisfaction with training, and self confidence in learning of nursing students. Design: The study is a randomized controlled, pre-test post-test design and single-blind study. Settings and participants: This study was conducted on 90 undergraduate nursing students (SGS based training group = 45, control group = 45) enrolled in the fifth semester at the Faculty of Nursing. Methods: The students were allocated with simple randomization method to intervention and control groups. The training program prepared on the basis of neonatal resuscitation algorithm used a neonatal resuscitation serious game simulation method. At the same time, the serious game simulation method was used as a pre-test and post-test skill assessment tool. Support was obtained from a statistician in evaluation of the data and the data were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 25.0 program. Results: Post-test measurements indicated a statistically significant positive difference in the ventilation and chest compression performing skills of the intervention group compared to the control group (p = .011, p = .020, respectively). A considerable increase was found in the knowledge and skills level of both groups, after the neonatal resuscitation training (p < .05). The score averages of the Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale and its sub-dimensions were high for both groups. Conclusions: It was concluded that the serious game simulation application used in neonatal resuscitation training was effective in raising the students' ventilation and compression performing skills.