J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2022 Dec;31(4):469-481. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2022.31.4.469.

Communication Experience of Nursing Students: A Simulation using Standardized Patients

• Do KJ
• Lee EY

• KMID: 2538300
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2022.31.4.469

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this research is to assess the communication experiences of nursing students by conducting a simulation using standardized patients and to understand their essential meaning in-depth.
Methods
This research was conducted from May to June 2022 and targeted 17 third-year nursing students who were attending K University in Kangwon-do and underwent mental health nursing simulation. In-depth interview was conducted by organizing a focus group, and this the outcomes were analyzed by Colaizzi’s phenomenological method.
Results
The communication experiences were derived in four categories, namely, ‘Preoccupation in the situation like it’s real’, ‘Embarrassed by unpredictable communication situation’, ‘Self-reflection on communication’ and ‘The effort to improve communication skills’.
Conclusion
Based on the results of this research, there is a need to conduct well-designed scenarios and modules, and to provide pre-training so that standardized patients can provide various communication responses. Moreover, it is necessary to provide opportunities for nursing students to acquire nursing ability on their own.

Keyword

Nursing; Patients; Communication; Simulation training; Qualitative research; 간호; 환자; 의사소통; 시뮬레이션; 질적연구