Objective: To evaluate whether a short simulation-based workshop in radial artery puncture would improve nursing students' competence to a level in which they could practise the procedure on a live patient without compromising his safety. Methods: Quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest study with 111 third-year nursing students. A 1.5-hour simulation-based workshop was implemented. This included a video-lecture, live demonstrations, self-directed simulated practice in dyads and individual intermittent feedback. Participants' skills, knowledge and self-efficacy in arterial puncture were measured before and after attending the workshop. Results: After the intervention, a total of 61.1% of the participants showed the level of competence required to safely practice radial artery puncture on a live patient under supervision. Conclusion: Effective simulation-based training in arterial puncture for nursing students does not necessarily need to be resource-intensive. Well-planned, evidence-based training sessions using low-tech simulators could help educators to achieve good educational outcomes and promote patient safety.
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Hernández-Padilla, J. M., Granero-Molina, J., Márquez-Hernández, V. V., Cortés-Rodríguez, A. E., & Fernández-Sola, C. (2016). Effects of a simulation-based workshop on nursing students’ competence in arterial puncture. ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem, 29(6), 678–685. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0194201600095
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