A review of the curriculum development process of simulation-based educational intervention studies in Korea

Ju Young Lee, Soon Hee Lee, Jung Hee Kim

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Abstract

Background: Despite the increase in simulators at nursing schools and the high expectations regarding simulation for nursing education, the unique features of integrating simulation-based education into the curriculum are unclear. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the curriculum development process of simulation-based educational interventions in nursing in Korea. Design: Integrative review of literature used. Data Sources: Korean Studies Information Services System (KISS), Korean Medical Database (KMbase), KoreaMed, Research Information Sharing Service (RISS), and National Digital Library (NDL). Methods: Comprehensive databases were searched for records without a time limit (until December 2016), using terms such as “nursing,” “simulation,” and “education.” A total of 1006 studies were screened. According to the model for simulation-based curriculum development (Khamis et al., 2016), the quality of reporting on the curriculum development was reviewed. Results: A total of 125 papers were included in this review. In three studies, simulation scenarios were made from easy to difficulty levels, and none of the studies presented the level of learners’ proficiency. Only 17.6% of the studies reported faculty development or preparation. The inter-rater reliability was presented in performance test by 24 studies and two studies evaluated the long-term effects of simulation education although there was no statistically significant change in terms of publication years. Conclusion: These findings suggest that educators and researchers should pay more attention to the educational strategies to integrate simulation into nursing education. It could contribute to guiding educators and researchers to develop a simulation-based curriculum and improve the quality of nursing education research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-48
Number of pages7
JournalNurse Education Today
Volume64
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2018

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Catholic Medical Center Research Foundation made in the program year of 2016.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

  • Curriculum
  • Korea
  • Nursing education research
  • Patient simulation

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