Satisfaction of Community Health Nursing Students and their Educators with

Amer, Nadia Abel-hakim ,; Mitwally, Hend Hassan ,; Helal, Houaida Anas El-wogoud ,; Mohamed, Marwa Ahmed El-Sayed

doi:10.21608/asalexu.2025.415004

Satisfaction of Community Health Nursing Students and their Educators with "Home Care Simulation Teaching Module" at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

Document Type : Research articles

Authors

¹ Demonstrator Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

² Professor Emeritus Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

³ Professor Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

⁴ lecturer Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

10.21608/asalexu.2025.415004

Abstract

Background: Simulation has been developed as one of the creative instructional techniques in
healthcare educational programs. Through simulation students can apply theoretical knowledge to
solve problems in a variety of clinical-like scenarios, learn how to manage rare and high-risk nursing
scenarios, and enhances the overall satisfaction of nursing students that help them to attain higher
results. Aim: To assess the satisfaction of community health nursing students and their educators with
the home care simulation teaching module at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Settings:
The study was conducted at the community health nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria
University. Subject: All bachelor students who completed the two-week home care simulation module
in community health nursing course during the academic year 2022–2023 (449 students) and all
clinical educators in the community health nursing department at the Faculty of Nursing (25 clinical
educators). Tools: Three tools were used. Tool (I): Student's Socio-demographic and Academic data
questionnaire, tool (II): The satisfaction with simulation experience scale (SSES), and tool III:
Educator’s satisfaction with simulation experience scale. Results: More than half (59.2%) of students
had a moderate satisfaction with simulation experiences. A statistically significant association was
noticed between the students' age and their level of satisfaction with the simulation experience
(X 2=13.932, P=0.030). On the other hand, two fifths (40.0%) of the educators were highly satisfied
with the overall experience of simulation and a minority (4.0%) of them were dissatisfied. Conclusion:
The current study revealed that more than half of students had a moderate satisfaction with simulation
experiences. While, the majority of educators had a high satisfaction level with simulation experience.
Recommendations: Integration of simulation into all clinical modules and developing comprehensive
training programs for nursing educators in different specialties to learn effectively how to design,
practice, debrief simulation-based experiences for meeting the intended learning outcomes of the
nursing syllabus, and fostering a positive relationship between learners and instructors to keep
students engaged.

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