High-fidelity simulation training improves professional skills among practising registered nurses (moderate pooled effect)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3 · i2 medium
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q3 i2 Meta-analysis of four studies (165 nurses) found HFS training produced a moderate, significant improvement in professional skills compared with traditional methods (SMD = 0.72), with no heterogeneity. → Zhou Jie 2026

Evidence¶

Zhou Jie 2026¶

Zhou Jie, Zhang Guowen, Song Peige, Liaw Sok Ying, Luk Tzu Tsun. (2026). Effects of High‐Fidelity Simulation Training on Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction for Practising Registered Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.70206

q3 · i2 · quant-synthesis · r2

Random-effects meta-analysis of three RCTs and one quasi-experiment on professional skills in 165 practising registered nurses; half used self-developed instruments. The review reports "a moderate pooled effect on professional skills" with "no notable heterogeneity". One study's skills measure was observer-rated.

"The meta-analysis with a random‐effects model showed a moderate pooled effect on professional skills (SMD = 0.72, 95% CI, [0.41, 1.04], p < 0.01), with no notable heterogeneity (I2 = 0%, p = 0.57)"

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