A Systematic Review on Simulation Effectiveness in Nursing Education

This project presents a systematic review investigating the effectiveness of simulation in nursing education. The research aims to analyze how simulation can substitute clinical placement and benefit future nurses' preparation. The project explores the research question of how simulation is effective in the substitution of clinical placement and how it is beneficial for the preparation of future nurses. The methodology includes a qualitative research method with a descriptive research design. The study focuses on the benefits of simulation-based training in developing practical clinical skills, decision-making abilities, and accurate diagnosing skills among nursing students. It also aims to evaluate simulation's potential in reducing drug errors and improving patient outcomes. The research outlines a timeline, including literature review, data collection, and thematic analysis, culminating in a dissertation. The project's feasibility and ethical considerations are also addressed, with the expected outcome of providing evidence to support the implementation of simulation in medical colleges to enhance nursing education.

Assessment
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Project Title & RQ
“A Systematic review on the effectiveness of simulation in nursing education.”
Research questions
In Context of this investigation, the research question is “how the simulation is effective in
substitution of clinical placement and how it is beneficial for the preparation of future nurses?”
Purpose of the project
In context of this project, it has a purpose of analysing effectiveness of simulation for making
nursing students more capable in terms of gaining appropriate placement opportunities. It is well
known that effective job opportunities can be gained only when a candidate bear extra talent in
nursing field and high knowledge level. However, simulation based training can be considered as
an effective learning method to develop practical clinical skills at learning level which helps to
create appropriate career opportunities in nursing. It is required to evaluate effectiveness and
benefits of simulation in terms of educating nursing students so that it can be adopted by tutors.
In addition to this, it has a reason to conduct investigation for evaluating effectiveness of
simulation in terms of increasing skills of accurate diagnosing among nurses that helps to reduce
chance of occurring drug errors. It is an important aspect that is required to be eliminated from
healthcare sector in terms of improving patient outcomes. Meanwhile, it is essential to carry out
study for gaining an evidence to prove simulation as a potential technique to develop practice
skills among nursing students to deliver effective care in future for patient better health.
Introduction
Simulation based training refer to organise similar structure and equipment which are available
at hospitals to deal with patients. It is favourable to provide practical knowledge as well as
training to care nursing students which make efficient practitioners in future. Basically, it is
observed that theoretical knowledge is not sufficient because it requires skills and experiences to
apply theoretical knowledge in practice way appropriately. It is not possible for every person to
apply clinical practices in effective manner initially. Simulation based training is much effective
to make nursing students capable to acquire clinical practical skills and capabilities which helps
to deliver accurate care facilities in future. It has been analysed that effective skills and abilities
can be developed among nursing students by providing them practical training which crate
potential decision making skill. It is observed that decision making skill and conducting complex
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clinical procedures is not possible on the basis of theoretical knowledge because it has risk of
occurring mistakes. However, simulation based training play an important role to enhance
capabilities of student through they get clinical placement at reputed hospital. Moreover, it will
provide support to not only increase skills among nurses but also facilitate to develop better
career opportunities.
On the other hand, it is observed that simulation training is beneficial for future career of nursing
students that helps to gain appropriate career opportunities. It is favourable to develop more
effective as well as efficient abilities of students which create various opportunities for them to
gain internship and job opportunities respectively. Basically, it is beneficial for them to gain
initial experience of working at learning which is helpful to make them perfect healthcare
professionals. It is very important for medical practitioners to accurately convert theoretical
knowledge into clinical activities that can be possible with the help of providing simulation
based. It includes the utilisation of innovative equipment and machines through which accurate
diagnosing procedures can be learned by nursing students which is helpful to make correct
records of assessed health problem of patients. It will facilitate to establish appropriate treatment
decisions in order to deliver care services for wellbeing of an individual. However, it is
necessary for tutors to adopt simulation based training for boosting up their knowledge level as
well as clinical skills accordingly. It is also favourable to clear all the nursing concepts for using
technological equipment and make accurate assessment of diseases that helps to deliver correct
treatment for welfare of patients.
Research aim
In this research, the aim is “to analyse the effectiveness of simulation in substitution of clinical
placement and how it is beneficial for the preparation of future nurses”.
This aim is required to fulfil by evaluating the effectiveness of simulation method for gaining
evidence in order to implement the same in medical colleges. It is beneficial to develop better
career opportunities for nursing students to gain appropriate clinical placement respectively.
However, this aim considers a respective research objective which is required to be addressed by
analysing relevant information along with evaluating authors. View point to gain appropriate
findings. It is necessary to conduct investigation so that tutors feel comfortable to use method
simulation for nursing students.
Hypothesis:
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Null hypothesis (Ho): Simulation is not effective in nursing education in replacement of clinical
placement hours.
Alternative hypothesis (HA): Simulation is effective in nursing education in replacement of
clinical placement hours.
Research objectives
In respect of this research, the objective required to be addressed in literature is “to analyse the
effectiveness of simulation in substitution of clinical placement and how it is beneficial for the
preparation of future nurses”.
Background
In context of this investigation, it is based on a systematic review on the effectiveness of
simulation in nursing education. It includes identifying effective benefits that can be achieved by
simulation based training in order to improve skills and clinical knowledge among nursing
students respectively. This study will focus on to analyse the effectiveness of simulation in
substitution of clinical placement and how it is beneficial for the preparation of future nurses. It
will also include information about appropriate learning by using innovative technological
equipment and machines to improve clinical abilities of patients.
Literature review
Methodology
Qualitative research method
Descriptive research design
Data collection methods
Inductive research approach
Sampling method
Timescale for proposed plan (GANTT chart)
Activity 2019 2020
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Choose Research Area
Preliminary Research
Decide research question &
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methodology
Submit Research Proposal
Literature Review
Pilot Interviews
Main Interviews
Thematic analysis
Write Up
Proof Reading
Submit Dissertation
Feasibility of the project
Ethical considerations
Possible/Expected outcomes
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