Use of simulators in Obstetrics students. Alas Peruanas University of Metropolitan Lima, Peru

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training, medical informatics applications, learning, professional development, education, medical

Abstract

Background: education in the health field is constantly improving as a result of technological advances. Simulators represent a very useful tool, especially in the Obstetrics career, since they allow the acquisition of skills on childbirth care in a safe environment.
Objective: to describe the use of simulators in Obstetrics students at the Alas Peruanas university in Metropolitan Lima, Peru.
Methods: non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional design study, from June to July 2020, based on the theoretical methods of analysis-synthesis and induction-deduction and as an empirical method, a 20-item questionnaire was applied by the authors.
Results: 76.2 % (n=61) of the Obstetrics interns have used the simulator at least once during their academic training; the most used were those corresponding to delivery care (85.2%) and Leopold's maneuvers (77.1 %), while the least used were attachment (49.2 %) and Kardex (52.5 %). 60 % of students considered that the use of simulators improved their abilities in the degree.
Conclusions: there is an unequal use of simulators among Obstetrics students, although their usefulness is positively assessed.

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Author Biographies

Luisa Esther Cancino Peña, Peruvian Wings University.

Obstetrician. She graduated from the School of Obstetrics of the Alas Peruanas University.

Verónica Antoinette Arnao Degollar, National University of San Marcos.

Research Professor of the School of Obstetrics of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.

Anghy Elizabeth Timoteo Sánchez, San Martin de Porres University.

Master's Degree in Education with a mention in Research and University Teaching from the San Martín de Porres University.

Emilio Oswaldo Vega-Gonzales, Cesar Vallejo University.

Bachelor of Obstetrics. Master in Teaching and Research in Health. Professor-researcher at the César Vallejo University. School of Nutrition.

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Published

2023-06-15

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Cancino Peña LE, Arnao Degollar VA, Timoteo Sánchez AE, Vega-Gonzales EO. Use of simulators in Obstetrics students. Alas Peruanas University of Metropolitan Lima, Peru. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 15 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];15(1):e2673. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2673

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