Effects of patient deterioration simulation using inattentional blindness for final year nursing students: A randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND
Patient deterioration should be detected early and responded appropriately for patient safety. It is necessary to strengthen situational awareness regarding patient deterioration. Inattentional blindness is a major factor that hinders situational awareness about patient deterioration in the clinical setting.


OBJECTIVES
To analyze the impact of patient deterioration simulation using inattentional blindness (PDS-IB) on situational awareness and patient safety competency-attitude among final year nursing students.


DESIGN
A randomized controlled trial.


PARTICIPANTS
Final year nursing students at a university in South Korea.


METHODS
Students were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group (n = 47) was given a PDS-IB. The control group (n = 44) received a simple patient deterioration simulation. Situational awareness and patient safety competency-attitude were measured at baseline, post intervention, and at 2 weeks follow-up. Data were analyzed using a two-way repeated measures ANOVA.


RESULTS
There were statistically significant group effects, time effects, and group and time interaction effects in situational awareness and patient safety competency-attitude.


CONCLUSION
PDS-IB is an effective educational strategy that increases situational awareness and patient safety competency-attitude in final year nursing students.
['Park|Jaewon|J|', 'Kim|Kyoung-Ja|KJ|']
D001364:Awareness D001766:Blindness D002983:Clinical Competence D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate D006801:Humans D016544:Patient Simulation D056910:Republic of Korea D013338:Students, Nursing
Nursing student Patient safety Clinical deterioration Nursing education Simulation training