title: [Effect of a simulation-based education on cardio-pulmonary emergency care knowledge, clinical performance ability and problem solving process in new nurses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to examine the effects of simulation-based education regarding care in a cardio-pulmonary emergency care as related to knowledge, clinical performance ability, and problem solving process in new nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  An equivalent control group pre-post test experimental design was used. Fifty new nurses were recruited, 26 nurses for the experimental group and 24 nurses for the control group. The simulation-based cardio-pulmonary emergency care education included lecture, skill training, team-based practice, and debriefing, and it was implemented with the experimental group for a week in May, 2009. Data were analyzed using frequency, ratio, chi-square, Fisher's exact probability and t-test with the SPSS program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The experimental group who had the simulation-based education showed significantly higher know-ledge (t=5.76, p<.001) and clinical performance ability (t=5.86, p<.001) for cardio-pulmonary emergency care compared with the control group who had traditional education but problem solving process was not included (t=1.11, p=.138).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that a simulation-based education is an effective teaching method to improve knowledge and clinical performance ability in new nurses learning cardio-pulmonary emergency care. Further study is needed to identify the effect of a simulation-based team discussion on cognitive outcome of clinical nurses such as problem solving skills.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Dong Shin University, Naju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Keum Seong
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000451:nursing*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult