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Effect of Clinical Simulation on Suicide Care Competency and Suicide Stigma Levels of Psychiatric Nursing Students
Sponsor: Medipol University
Summary
This study aims to examine the effect of a suicide scenario-based clinical simulation on nursing students' suicide care competency and suicide stigma levels. The study uses a single-group pre-test/post-test (quasi-experimental) design. Nursing students enrolled in a Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course at a foundation university in Istanbul, Türkiye, who have not previously participated in a similar simulation, are invited to take part. Before the simulation, participants complete a set of questionnaires assessing their suicide care competency and attitudes toward suicide stigma. They then take part in a structured simulation session involving a standardized patient portraying a person with suicidal history and risk. The session includes a prebriefing phase, a 15-minute clinical encounter, and a 60-minute debriefing session guided by the PEARLS model. Immediately afterward, participants complete the same questionnaires again. The purpose of the study is to determine whether simulation-based training improves nursing students' competency in caring for individuals at suicide risk and reduces stigmatizing attitudes toward suicide, and to contribute evidence on the use of simulation in psychiatric nursing education.
Official title: The Effect of Clinical Simulation on Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing Students' Suicide Care Competency and Suicide Stigma Levels
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2026-10-01
Completion Date
2026-10-08
Last Updated
2026-11-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Suicide Scenario-Based Clinical Simulation
A structured simulation-based intervention consisting of three phases: (1) Prebriefing: introduction of learning objectives, scenario, and roles; completion of pre-test questionnaires (Personal Information Form, Suicide Care Competence Scale, Stigma of Suicide Scale). (2) Clinical Simulation: a 15-minute standardized patient encounter in which nursing students practice therapeutic communication and suicide risk assessment with a patient portraying suicidal history and risk. (3) Debriefing: a 60-minute structured reflective session guided by the PEARLS model, followed by immediate post-test administration. Total duration approximately 2 hours.
Locations (1)
Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)