Évolution en 2021 de l'enseignement de l'éducation thérapeutique du patient en formation initiale et place de la simulation dans cet enseignement : une enquête auprès de 92 instituts de formation en soins infirmiers français.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to specify the evolution of the teaching of patient therapeutic education (PTE) since the last survey in 2016, and to describe the place of health simulation in this teaching in nursing schools of France. Method: A national survey, by questionnaire, of the 331 nursing schools of Metropolitan France and overseas was carried out. The descriptive questionnaire was designed on the basis of a study carried out in 2016 on the same objective and completed with regard to the objectives of the present study. Thirty-eight closed and open questions addressed the teaching of PTE and the use of simulation in this teaching. Results: Ninety-two nursing schools (28%) participated in this study. Teaching in PTE has changed little compared to the 2016 results, but trainers have continued to train. Practice in the field remains insufficient. Forty-one nursing schools (45%) used simulation in their PTE teaching, mainly role-playing and intervention with standardised patients. According to the respondents, the simulation sessions allowed students to work on their reflective practice and their posture as a health educator. Obstacles to the development of simulation were expressed, in particular the lack of time. Discussion: Although the teaching of PTE has changed little since 2016, the study shows that simulation is increasingly used to train nursing students. While simulation partly replaces the lack of practice in placements, it needs to be thought through to allow students to work on transferring their learning to different educations and the health service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]