Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2022 Dec;28(4):317-328. 10.4069/kjwhn.2022.12.06.

Development and effects of a high-risk pregnancy emotive role-play program for nursing students: a quasi-experimental study

• Lee BG
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2540220
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2022.12.06

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to develop an emotive role-play program for nursing students focusingon high-risk pregnancy and analyze its effects on communication skills, clinical performance, andemotional intelligence.Methods: A quasi-experimental nonequivalent comparison group design was adopted with 83nursing students (experimental group, 45; comparison group, 38) who participated voluntarily in anextracurricular program. The preliminary survey was conducted on November 3 and November 4,2020, and the follow-up survey was conducted on November 12, 2020, for the comparison groupand on November 27, 2020, for the experimental group. A program that included five role-play scenarios related to induced labor, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, preterm labor, andinfertility was developed by a group of experts and presented to the experimental group over 11 totalhours across 3 days. Each student participated in a role-play scenario as a patient, family member, ornurse and observed three other scenarios. The comparison group received a workbook after the follow-up evaluation. The independent t-test was performed to analyze changes in communicationskills, clinical performance, and emotional intelligence.Results: Communication skills (t=1.84, p=.035) and clinical performance (t=2.75, p=.004) significantly increased in the experimental group compared to the comparison group. A significant difference was not observed between the experimental and comparison groups for emotional intelligence(t=1.36, p=.088).Conclusion: The emotive role-play program concerning high-risk pregnancy was effective in improving nursing students’ communication skills and clinical performance and can be used in nursingeducation related to high-risk pregnancy and childbirth.

Keyword

Communication; Emotional intelligence; Nursing students; Role playing; Work performance

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  Figure 1. Flow diagram of the study design.

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