Abstract:

Objective To explore the impact of immersive simulation experience teaching on improving nursing undergraduates’ experience of Geriatric Nursing. Methods The convenience sampling method was used to select undergraduate nursing students，the students enrolled in 2018 were set as the control group（n=76），and the students enrolled in 2019 were set as the experimental group（n=76）. The control group received the traditional simulation experience course teaching，while the experimental group received the immersion geriatric simulation experience course teaching. After teaching，the scores of the simulated experience course were compared，and the simulation experience reports of the experimental group students were analyzed by text analysis. Results The average score of the experimental group was（9.52±0.26），and the average score of the control group was（7.53±1.10）. There was a significant difference between these two groups（t=15.391，P<0.001）. According to the simulation experience reports，the following three themes were extracted：understanding the causes of special behaviors of the elderly，forming a positive attitude towards the elderly，and thinking deeply about the development of geriatric care. Conclusion Immersive geriatric simulation experience course can improve the geriatric nursing simulation experience of nursing undergraduates，promote their understanding of the elderly，improve their attitude towards the elderly，and trigger in-depth thinking on geriatric nursing.

Key words: Patient Simulation, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Geriatric Nursing, Immersive experience