Impact of high-fidelity simulation exposure of nursing students with their objective structured clinical examination: A quasi-experimental study

Aim: The study aimed to establish the impact of high-fidelity simulation (HFS) in the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) of nursing students enrolled in four undergraduate courses (medical-surgical, critical-care, maternal-health and paediatric nursing). Design: This quasi-experimental research study was performed during the midterm and final OSCEs of nursing students at the institution, and their OSCE performance was assessed. Methods: The students were divided into two: those who were exposed to HFS in addition to their clinical training and the other group who underwent clinical training without HFS exposure. Results: The combined mean midterm and final OSCE results of the group of nursing students with HFS exposure and those without HFS exposure were 92.58 and 82.66, respectively, with a mean between-group difference of 9.92% (p<.01). Our findings reveal that the HFS exposure in addition to clinical training enhanced the students' OSCE performance.

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of high-fidelity simulation on nursing students' performance in clinical examinations. The results showed that students who received high-fidelity simulation in addition to clinical training performed better in the OSCE compared to those who only received clinical training.