Nursing Student Satisfaction with Simulation Experiences and Environment

Abstract

Introduction: The evaluation of nursing students' satisfaction with the activities and the simulation environment allows to determine the usefulness and the perception of the strategies that they consider relevant and successful, from those that are not, allowing the enrichment of the pedagogical act. Objective: To evaluate, from the perspective of nursing students, the satisfaction with the spaces, services, and personnel of the Interdisciplinary Center for Simulation in Health of a private institution of higher education in Entre Ríos, Argentina. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, and quantitative study. Sixty-three nursing students were surveyed with the Evaluation Survey of the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Simulation, consisting of 33 items. Results: The students had a mean age of 22,70 years, mostly female (69,84 %) and in the third year of the curriculum (44,44 %). The Educational Environment was the most highly rated dimension, and the Building Structure had the lowest satisfaction index. Conclusion: There was a high level of student satisfaction with the staff, environment, and educational elements of the Interdisciplinary Center for Simulation in Health and this was associated with the year of the curriculum in which the student was enrolled.