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KMID : 0379220100300010141
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2010 Volume.30 No. 1 p.141 ~ p.157
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Experience of Aging Simulation Clothes among Undergraduate Nursing Students
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Jeong Hye-Sun
Kim Eung-Jong
Kim Jung-Hee
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Abstract
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This quasi-experimental study examined the experience of simulation clothes and its effects among undergraduate nursing students.
Method: The experimental group consisted of 44 sophomore students in a diploma nursing program, while 41 students comprised the comparison group. Only the experimental group experienced the functional decline of aging after taking on simulation clothes. Homogeneity between the groups was analyzed using t-test, and Fisher’s exact test. Paired t-test and t-test were adopted for testing changes of attitudes and awareness of supporting elders. In addition, contents of students’ reports of the aging simulation experience were analy zed.
Results: No significant quantitative effect was observed in attitudes toward elders and awareness of supporting elders. However, the simulation experience seemed to have enhanced students’ understanding of elders and of basic elder care as well. Furthermore, the students could think of preparing for their later lives.
Conclusion: The experience of simulation clothes is a meaningful learning opportunity in gerontological nursing curriculum. Students’ experiences need to be shared and reinforced in a discussion session. Safety should be secured in the process of the experience. The simulation experience can be further developed to raise its quality.
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KEYWORD
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simulation experience, elders, attitudes, awareness of supporting, nursing students
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