Clinical simulation and deliberate practice in rapid-cycle deliberate practice: a randomized clinical trial.
Gisele Cabral da Silva, Cássia Regina Vancini Campanharo, Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Carla Roberta Monteiro Miura, Ruth Ester Assayag Batista
Abstract
Open AccessOBJECTIVES: to compare clinical simulation with a standardized patient with rapid-cycle deliberate practice in knowledge acquisition, perception of experience and scenario design in the care of patients with suspected stroke. METHODS: a randomized clinical trial conducted between 2022 and 2023 involving 134 undergraduate nursing students. After a theoretical class, participants were randomly assigned to one group. A questionnaire was administered before and after the practical sessions to assess knowledge, in addition to the Educational Practices Questionnaire and the Simulation Design Scale. RESULTS: the groups showed significant improvement in knowledge (p<0.001), with no difference between them (p=1.0). Rapid-cycle deliberate practice obtained a better assessment regarding design (p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: the strategies are effective and recommended in nursing education, although rapid-cycle deliberate practice showed advantages in student engagement. Universal Trial Number: U1111-1295-1246.