RT Journal Article
T1 Nursing students' perceptions on the use of clinical simulation in psychiatric and mental health nursing by means of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
A1 García-Mayor, Silvia
A1 Quemada-González, Casta
A1 León-Campos, Álvaro
A1 Kaknani-Uttumchandani, Shakira
A1 Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Laura del Carmen
A1 Carmona-Segovia, Ada del Mar
A1 Martí-García, Celia
K1 Salud mental
AB Background: In view of the rising incidence and prevalence of mental disorders, and the stigma often attached topersons with these pathologies, the question of specific, appropriate training for nursing students is one of greatimportance. Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and clinical simulation may provide a usefulmeans of introducing the student to this environment.Objectives: To examine the perceptions and satisfaction of nursing students after their participation in a targetedmental health course in which the main specialist skills were acquired via clinical simulation.Design: A quantitative, descriptive, transversal study was conducted, in which the participants in a mental healthcourse completed a questionnaire on their satisfaction with the experience.Participants: The study population consisted of 141 nursing students enrolled in a mental health course andcurrently in the third year of their Nursing Degree studies at the University of M ́alaga (Spain).Results: The overall satisfaction expressed was more than 8 out of 10 (mean score = 8.43, SD = 1.25) and thestudents’ satisfaction with specific aspects of the procedure exceeded 4 out of 5. The study results show that thesenursing students considered the methodology in question to be useful preparation for clinical practice (meanscore = 4.78, SD = 0.45), that they appreciated the participation of an expert (mean score = 4.72, SD = 0.60)and that receiving the opinions of their peers about their performance was an enriching part of the experience(mean score = 4.54, SD = 0.64).Conclusions: The participants reported a high degree of satisfaction with the OSCE procedure and observed thatthis method should be implemented more frequently. Debriefing is viewed as a vital contribution to the learningprocess and to the participants’ satisfaction. However, further research is needed to study the impact of stress andanxiety on the acquisition of skills via OSCEs
PB Elsevier
YR 2021
FD 2021-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24002
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24002
LA eng
NO Garcia Mayor, Silvia ; Quemada González, Casta ; León-Campos, Álvaro ; Kaknani-Uttumchandani, Shakira ; Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Laura ; Carmona-Segovia, Ada del Mar. Nursing students' perceptions on the use of clinical simulation in psychiatric and mental health nursing by means of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104866
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 12 abr 2026