Perceptions about the Self-Learning Methodology in Simulated Environments in Nursing Students: A Mixed Study

José Luis Díaz Agea, Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo, Francisco José Amo Setien, María Ruzafa-Martínez, César Hueso-Montoro and César Leal-Costa
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José Luis Díaz Agea: Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Guadalupe, Spain
Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo: Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Spain
Francisco José Amo Setien: Faculty of Nursing, Cantabria University, 39005 Santander, Spain
María Ruzafa-Martínez: Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Spain
César Hueso-Montoro: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain
César Leal-Costa: Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-9

Abstract: The self-learning methodology in simulated environments (MAES©) is an active method of education. The aim of this study was to analyze the perceptions and opinions of undergraduate and graduate nursing students about the self-learning methodology in simulated environments. A mixed, cross-sectional, descriptive study based on a survey tool made ad hoc (quantitative approach) and an open questionnaire (qualitative approach) was carried out. A sample of 149 undergraduate and 25 postgraduate nursing students were tested. The score was high for all the variables of the questionnaire analyzed: for perception of simulation performance, M = 73.5 (SD = 14.5), for motivation, M = 23.9 (SD = 5.9), for the opinion about facilitators, M = 25.9 (SD = 4.5), and for the promotion of team work, M = 16.9 (SD = 3.4). Five dimensions were identified and evaluated in the qualitative research. The students were pleased with MAES© and had a positive perception, since they considered that MAES© increased their learning.

Keywords: self-directed learning; peer learning; clinical simulation; nursing students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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