Development of clinical competence by undergraduate students in simulation-based teaching: quasi-experimental study

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate simulation-based teaching in the development of students’ clinical competence. Method: Quasi-experimental study carried out at a public university with the participation of 62 students. A Knowledge Test and a Checklist were used for data collection. Data were presented as percentages and compared using ANOVA. Results: The average percentage of knowledge, before, during and after the theoretical strategies (case study and dialogued theoretical class), was 67.6%, 76.7% and 88.1% respectively and 87.6% after 30 days. In the simulation, the skill “communicated with clear speech and controlled tone of voice” obtained 93.5% of correct answers; “attached pulse oximeter” and “administered platelet antiaggregant” 100%; 75% of the students classified the patient in one of the three groups of coronary syndrome and 83.7% related it to the best treatment. Conclusion: Simulation-based teaching enabled the development of students’ clinical competence in treating coronary syndromes.