The Effect of Simulation-based SBAR Education Programs of Nursing Students

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of an education that uses simulation-based SBAR on nursing students’ communication clarity, self-leadership, patient safety attitudes and safety care performance.

The research was based on a pre-post design with a nonequivalent control group. Sixty students attending the clinical nursing practice course at S Nursing College in South Korea participated in the study. The experimental group consisting of 30 participants (n=30) underwent a simulation-based SBAR education program, which included a 60-minute lecture and a 120-minute SBAR practice. To analyze the program's effects, paired sample t-test and t-test analyses were performed.

As a result, after the program, the intervention group showed a significant increase in communications clarity scores (t=-2.49, p=0.020), self-leadership scores (t=11.75, p=0.001), patient safety attitude scores (t=5.12, p=.027), and safety care performance scores (t=7.85, p=0.007) compared with the control group. Therefore, it can be concluded that the application of the SBAR program education can reduce various conflicts caused by communication errors and contribute to reducing patient safety problems.

In addition, the findings suggest that training nurses in standardized communication skills and developing and using structured checklists are required to ensure patient safety.