Pediatric Nursing Students' Perception of Simulation Based Education and it’s Relation to Their Learning Skills: An Assessment Study

Background: Simulation based education is an important teaching-learning strategy in the nursing curriculum for pediatric nursing students by providing a near-to-real practice environment for mastering dexterity in nursing care, learning skills and procedures. Aim of the study: This study aimed to explore pediatric nursing students' perception of simulation based education and it’s relation to their learning skills. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University. Subjects: Convenient sample from all available pediatric nursing students at the third academic year at Faulty of Nursing, Helwan University (n=100) at the time of data collection from the beginning of October 2023 to the end of December 2023.Tools: It consisted of two tools: 1st tool Simulation Based Education Questionnaire and 2nd tool: Pediatric Nursing Observational Checklists. Results: The majority of pediatric nursing students had high perception level regarding simulation-based education and all of them had high practical level regarding gavage feeding, oral suction, intramuscular injection, oral temperature, Conclusion: there was no statistically significant differences between total pediatric nursing observational checklist procedures and total perception toward simulation based education. Recommendations: conduct longitudinal research to evaluate the long-term effects of simulation based education on the clinical performance and patient care outcomes of pediatric nursing students after graduation.