The Effect of Simulation and Out-of-Class Educational Activities on Sustainability Among Nursing Students

Selcuk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Public Health Nursing; Sustainability; Randomized Controlled Trial

Treatments: Other: simülation group; Other: out-of-class educational activities group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06970197

85

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research will be conducted to evaluate the effects of simulation and out-of-class education activities intervention given to students using the Ecological Planet Health Model on environmental literacy, sustainability knowledge, sustainability attitudes in nursing and sustainable consumption behaviors of nursing students. The research will be conducted at Selçuk University Faculty of Nursing and Selçuk University Selçuk Pharmacy Simulation Unit located in Konya province. The study group consists of second-year students (n=204) studying and attending courses at Selçuk University Faculty of Nursing in the Spring Semester of 2024-2025 Academic Year. The sample size was determined as a total of 72 students.

Full description

This study includes two intervention groups (Intervention 1: Simulation Group, Intervention 2: Out-of-Class Educational Activities Group). Both groups received joint theoretical training on climate change and sustainability in the same classroom for seven weeks. A follow-up test was administered in the eighth week, and then, according to the random assignment determined at the beginning of the study, Intervention Group 1 (24 students) participated in simulation applications for three weeks, while Intervention Group 2 (24 students) participated in out-of-class educational activities for three weeks. The preparation of SWOT analyses and action plans for both groups will be determined. These courses are expected to be prepared and submitted within three weeks. The training program will be integrated into the 14-week Climate Sustainability and Sustainability curriculum.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a second year undergraduate nursing student

Exclusion criteria

• Working in any health institution or organization,
• Being a member of any environmental institution or organization,
• Being a foreign student

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 3 patient groups

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not receive any intervention and will attend other courses within the scope of their undergraduate education. After the intervention part of the study is completed, the educational content given to the intervention group will be shared with the control group.

simulation group

Experimental group

Description:

After the theoretical training, the students in the simulation group will participate in three different simulation applications for three weeks. The simulation application will be carried out using high-fidelity simulation (standard patient and simulator) in the simulation unit and will include prebriefing, simulation application and debriefing sessions.

Treatment:

Other: simülation group

out-of-class educational activities group

Experimental group

Description:

Three out-of-class educational activities were planned by the researchers within the scope of experiential learning.

Treatment:

Other: out-of-class educational activities group