Introduction:

Nursing teaching planning should consider clinical simulation as a fundamental part, proposing simulation-teaching programs that allow acquisition of competences within certain areas of the nursing discipline. Such approach should be aimed at verifying that the way to plan the content and the execution of the simulated practices are to guarantee student involvement, by means of better participation and feedback.

Objective:

To assess whether more participatory and motivational practices mean better student learning performance compared to more classic teaching models with less participation.

Methods:

Descriptive and cross-sectional study with a final sample of 110 individuals, carried out at the Nursing School of Valladolid, between September 2016 and March 2018, in which the competences acquired were evaluated through a questionnaire about a supposed clinical practical test after conducting a participatory practice model versus a less participatory one. Statistical significance was obtained by t-student.

Results:

The evaluation of the most participatory simulated clinical practices is scored by the participants with an average value of 8.2 out of 10. However, the classical methodology of theoretical-practical lesson, with a lower active participation, receives a value of 6.1 (out of 10).

Conclusion:

The most participatory simulated practice model produces greater learning in students, but, above all, it shows that the most participatory simulated practices represent an adequate teaching model for achieving training competences.

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