Effectiveness of Clinical Practice Preparation by Using Simulation-Based Learning Combined with Concept Mapping on Perception of Primary Medical Care Practice and Clinical Thinking among Nursing Students
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This quasi-experimental study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design to examine the effectiveness of clinical practice preparation using simulation-based learning combined with concept mapping on the perception of primary medical care practice and clinical thinking. The study involved 62 fourth-year nursing students from the Faculty of Nursing, Suratthani Rajabhat University. Data were collected using a perception of primary medical care practice questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = .97) and a clinical thinking questionnaire (Kuder-Richardson 20 = .70). Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests.
The results revealed a statistically significant increase in students’ perception scores of primary medical care practice after the intervention compared to before (t = 3.57, p < .001). However, no significant difference was found in clinical thinking scores between the pretest and posttest.
The findings suggest that simulation-based learning combined with concept mapping is an effective instructional method for enhancing students’ perception of primary medical care practice. Although improvements in clinical thinking were not statistically significant, the approach shows potential, and it should be implemented continuously to support the development of critical thinking and clinical competence among nursing students.
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