The Effect of Simulation in Gaining Skills to Nursing Students

This research is a randomized controlled study conducted to examine the effect of standard patient simulation training in providing nursing students with the ability to care for individuals with dementia. The population of the research consisted of 100 students who were enrolled in the Nursing Faculty and took the "Psychiatric Nursing" course in 2020-2021 academic year. 84 students who were in the universe and completed the pre-test were randomly assigned to the experimental groups that received simulation training and the control groups that did not receive simulation training. The study was completed with 36 students in the experimental group and 35 students in the control group. Research data were collected with "Personal Coding System and Scale Cover Document", "Structured Student Information Form", "Dementia Information Test", "Case Study Form for Individuals Diagnosed with Dementia", "Standardized Mini Mental Examination", "Communication Skills Evaluation Form", Nursing Diagnosis Detection Skill Form" and "Modified-Simulation Effectiveness Tool".