Design and implementation of situational teaching based on the nursing students＇ professional competence

Objective Situational teaching was used to develop the nursing students＇ professional competence. Methods An illustrate of pneumonia in children was given to explain how to design and implement situational teaching, including setting goals, writing case, designing scenario, simulating scenario, playing roles, clinical application, and so on. Results In the situational teaching, students recognized nursing work, simulated scene, took part in practice, and their professional competence were improved. Conclusions The situational teaching helps nursing students to get more chance to practice, train their clinical thinking, and develope their nursing professional competence. It is worthy being popularized and applied. Key words: Nursing students;  Nursing professional competence;  Situational teaching