Does prior exposure to clinical critical events influence stress reactions to simulation session in nursing students: A case-control study

Simulation is a pedagogical method known to be generator of stress, that could influenced by previous stressful experiences. The purpose this study was determine the impact experience with clinical critical event on stress experienced nursing students during simulation session events, and events subsequent training. Observational case-control study. Four scenarios were created using full-scale simulation. Two hundred fifteen undergraduate semester four. control group (n = 112) consisted learners who had not previously event. prior exposure 103) course. Stress levels assessed self-report numerical rating scale-11. There no significant difference in level between before, or expected after session. A decrease observed both groups from before course (p < 0.05) 0.05). post-session reported four months training 0.966). At months, there 0.212). did influence their Conversely, simulation-based situations appears reduce self-assessed practice