The Analysis of Content about Patient Teaching by Students in Simulative Nursing Practice

－From the Content That Students Wrote about Insulin Injection Self-care－

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the content of patient teaching that students learned about insulin injection self-care method in simulation study. Samples were 85 students of the second-year class in Nursing College, Wakayama Medical University. This study analyzed these reports written by students. The content that students wrote were classified into three categories. These categories named <teaching knowledge about diabetes>, < self-care method of insulin injection>, and< assist to mental health>. Findings indicated that the content of reports written by students were composed of three primary factors that were "knowledge", "art" and "assist". This education program connected lecture and role-playing suggested their factors about insulin injection self-care.