Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Florence Nightingale journal of nursing (Online), cilt.29, sa.2, ss.186-193, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Research ArticleFlorence Nightingale Journal of Nursing Reflection of Learning Styles on Students’ Anxiety and Learning Levels in Simulation Education: An Obstetrics and Neonatology Nursing ExperienceZehra Kan Öntürk1, Merve Kanığ1, Ergül Aslan2, Sema Kuğuoğlu31Department of Nursing, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey2Department of Women Health and Gynecologic Nursing, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey3Department of Nursing, İstanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Health Science, İstanbul, TurkeyAbstractAIM: This study aimed to investigate whether the learning styles of nursing students affected their anxiety and learning levels during simulation education.METHOD: This was a cross-sectional and quasi-experimental study, which included a total of 60 nursing students. The students received simulation education about labor management and first care of newborns. The Learning Styles Inventory III, the Trait Anxiety Scale, and a pretest were used before the simulation education, and the Perceived Learning Scale and a posttest were used after the simulation education to collect data.RESULTS: According to data from the learning styles inventory, 81.6% of the students had a diverging learning style, 11.7% had an assimilating learning style, and 6.7% had an accommodating learning style. The mean state anxiety score was 49.83 ± 10.59 just before the simulation. The mean pretest score was 51.50 ± 16.96 and the mean posttest score was 54.17 ± 15.22. The perceived learning score was 35.45 ± 5.12. There was a significant difference in anxiety levels in terms of learning styles (p < .005).CONCLUSION: Most of the students in this study had a diverging learning style. Their anxiety levels did not change depending on their learning styles. The pretest/posttest results and perceived learning levels showed that simulation helped to achieve learning in all types of learners.