Evaluation of the effectiveness of simulated patient practice in emergency case management in in-service training of prehospital healthcare personnel

Sezgin, A., Evaluation of the Efficiency of Simulated Patient Application in Emergency Case Management In-Service Training of Prehospital Health Personnel. Hacettepe University Graduate School of Health Sciences Simulation Program in Health Sciences Master's Thesis, Ankara, 2022. Prehospital emergency care includes a wide variety of situations, from simple clinical situations to life threatening situations. This study is conducted to determine the effectiveness of the simulated patient application used in the in-service training of prehospital emergency health care personnel. The research was carried out in Antalya Regional Education Research Application and Simulation Center between April 2021 and January 2022. The research sample consisted of 198 prehospital emergency health care workers working in the provinces of Antalya-Burdur-Isparta, who voluntarily accepted to participate in the study. In this research, data was collected using a "Personal Information Form", "Simulated Patient Application Efficiency Scale", "Simulation Design Scale" and "Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence Scale in Learning". It has been revealed that the scenario-based simulated patient application used in the in-service training of prehospital emergency health care personnel increases the self-efficacy of the employees and reduces the anxiety in emergency case management. As a result, the simulated patient simulation method is recommended to be used in terms of improving the knowledge and skills of prehospital emergency health care personnel, increasing their self-confidence in clinical decision making and reducing the level of anxiety.