Practice in simulators as a means of acquiring skills

Martin Ezequiel Randazzo and Eduardo Teragni

Gamification and Augmented Reality, 2023, vol. 1, 9

Abstract: Background: although Simulation applied to teaching in health sciences can date back to the mid-18th century, "The traditional teaching method is gradually being put aside and new modalities such as realistic simulation come to add qualities to the teaching processes and learning in important areas of the health sciences, “During the last decade, in Argentina, the use of simulation-based methodology for the teaching of specific and generic skills has generated a lot of enthusiasm and is increasingly used in a variety of disciplines and specialties within medical education, While there is increasing evidence to support its efficacy, only a few studies have provided a solid foundation for change in clinical practice; The objective of this work is to collect data from students such as graduates who have used or not medical simulators and demonstrate the differences in technical skills and their perception in terms of psychological safety when performing procedures on a real patient. Material and methods: a cross-sectional observational study of a retrospective, descriptive and correlational nature was carried out, based on a closed survey of students and doctors who have been trained in simulators or not, and to demonstrate their results when facing a real patient. 100 people and the results of the same were reflected in dynamic tables in Excel format and word cloud based on Mentimeter. Results: the research results indicate that public university students (55 % of the sample) and private university (73,3 % of the sample) have access to simulator training in multiple areas, although in both cases they report having little activity. with them, being the percentage of 65,6 % and 66 % respectively, the respondents state that they feel unsafe when performing the procedure on the patient regardless of the degree of activity with which they were trained with them, the most prevalent emotion is fear, if well the use of simulation is perceived as very satisfactory. Conclusion: in objective terms, the sample analyzed does not show statistically significant differences between those trained in activity with simulators in comparison with those who did carry out simulated practices, in both groups feelings of insecurity and fear are manifested when performing procedures on the patient, although the perception of the respondents shows adherence to the use of simulation in their learning process, we believe that the activity in the simulator can be beneficial for learning by being able to put into practice any procedure while safeguarding patient safety.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.56294/gr20239

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