A new strategy in nursing education: From hybrid simulation to clinical practice

Clinical Background: Various instructional methods and environments are used in nursing education to develop students’ psychomotor and communication skills, reduce their anxiety levels, and enhance their satisfaction. Objectives: To examine the effect of three different instructional environments on the development of the students' psychomotor and communication skills and their levels of anxiety and satisfaction. Design: A prospective study design was used. Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 60 nursing students. Before the implementation of the study, the students' cognitive skills and trait anxiety levels were evaluated.