The Effect of Standardized Patient Simulation Prior to Mental Health Rotation on Nursing Students? Anxiety and Communication Skills

Ok E., Kutlu F. Y., ATEŞ E.

ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, vol.41, no.3, pp.251-255, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01612840.2019.1642427
  • Journal Name: ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.251-255
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Mental health clinical practices may be a source of anxiety for nursing students. Anxiety may have a negative impact not only on learning but also on therapeutic relationships with patients. This study was conducted with a semiexperimental pretest-posttest control group design. The sample of the study consisted of nursing students from two different universities (N?=?85). After theoretical lectures for the intervention and control groups, the intervention group participated in a standardized patient simulation. After this, the intervention group had decreased anxiety and improved communication skills. In conclusion, prior to mental health clinical practices, standardized patient simulation may help nursing students gain experience.