Nursing Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Using Virtual Simulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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2021-11

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Background

This study aimed to understand prelicensure nursing students' perceptions and experiences of using virtual simulation as an alternative to clinical practice during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Korea.

Methods

A total of 20 students from a 4-year baccalaureate nursing program participated in this descriptive qualitative study. Six focus group interviews using Zoom video communications were conducted with three to four participants to understand their experiences. Data were analyzed using an inductive content analysis approach.

Results

The following three major themes emerged: (a) difficulties encountered in using virtual simulation, (b) benefits to student confidence and competence to provide patient-centered care, and (c) gaps in satisfaction due to needed improvements.

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Virtual simulation could be beneficial for improving prelicensure nursing students' confidence and competence; however, improvements to virtual simulation realism and engagement are needed to maximize user satisfaction and performance.

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Content analysis, experience, nursing students, virtual nursing care, virtual simulation

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10.1016/j.ecns.2021.06.010

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Kim, Mi Jong, Hee Sun Kang and Jennie C De Gagne (2021). Nursing Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Using Virtual Simulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical simulation in nursing, 60. pp. 11–17. 10.1016/j.ecns.2021.06.010 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/26993.

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De Gagne

Jennie De Gagne

Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing

Jennie Chang De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Nursing Education Specialty at the Duke University School of Nursing. Her program of scholarship focuses on cybercivility, cyberethics, and the ethical integration of artificial intelligence in nursing education. She has authored 145 peer-reviewed articles and 12 book chapters, has co-authored or co-edited 5 English-language nursing-education textbooks, and has led the Korean translation of 4 major nursing-education works for use in schools of nursing in South Korea. She has delivered 160 presentations on technology integration, faculty development, and digital civility, and is a fellow of both the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) and the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).


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