[Effects of a Virtual Reality Simulation and a Blended Simulation of Care for Pediatric Patient with Asthma].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a virtual reality simulation and a blended simulation on nursing care for children with asthma through an evaluation of critical thinking, problem-solving processes, and clinical performance in both education groups before and after the educational intervention.

Methods: The participants were 48 nursing students. The experimental group (n=22) received a blended simulation, combining a virtual reality simulation and a high-fidelity simulation, while the control group (n=26) received only a virtual reality simulation.

The effects of simulation-based resuscitation training on nurses' self-efficacy and satisfaction.

Background: Nurses are often the first responders in clinical emergencies that require effective training to ensure high-quality resuscitation and patient safety. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of simulation-based resuscitation training by assessing two different training modalities (computer-based simulation versus mannequin-based simulation) with practicing nurses.

Method: The study used a comparative study design with random assignment to two simulation-based training modalities.

[Effects and adequacy of high-fidelity simulation-based training for obstetrical nursing].

Purpose: Clinical training for nursing students is limited to rudimentary skills to avoid potential risks. Simulation-Based Training (SBT) can overcome the shortcomings of clinical training. We evaluated the educational effect of SBT for obstetrical nursing students using high-fidelity simulation courses.

[Analysis of RN-BSN students' clinical nursing competency].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate RN-BSN students' clinical nursing competency in order to establish baseline data for developing nursing competency based clinical education for RN-BSN students.

Method: A survey of 1,453 RN-BSN students from 21 nursing schools was conducted using a self administered questionnaire.

Result: The mean score of the clinical nursing competency was 2.

Nursing students' and clinical educators' perceptions of characteristics of effective clinical educators in an Australian university school of nursing.

Background: This study is a replication of research undertaken by Mogan and Knox in 1987, which investigated and described characteristics of 'best' and 'worst' clinical educators. They developed and used an instrument known as the Nursing Clinical Teacher Effectiveness Inventory (NCTEI), a 48 item checklist that describes discrete characteristics clustered into five subscales or categories: teaching ability; interpersonal relationships, personality traits, nursing competence and evaluation. The tool has since been used in several countries including Greece, Hong Kong, Israel and North America and is the instrument most frequently used to identify effective clinical teaching characteristics of clinical educators.