%0 Journal Article
%T Investigating the Effect of Simulation-Based Advanced Trauma Life Support Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Performance
%A Abolfazl Jokar
%A Mehdi Harorani
%A Arash Yazdanbakhsh
%J International Journal of Pharmaceutical And Phytopharmacological Research
%@ 2250-1029
%D 2020
%V 10
%N 4
%P 260-263
%X Background and Aim: Initial care of traumatic patients is important in reducing mortality rate and trauma-related complications. The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course provides basic care standards for these patients. Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, 55 nurses working in the emergency department of a teaching hospital in the city of Arak, Iran participated in a 4-day training program in winter 2017. On the first day, knowledge of the emergency nurses on the type of procedures, sequence of procedures and performance of procedures while dealing with a simulated traumatic patient was assessed through an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) test. The ATLS training workshop was held for the second and third days and the same test as that of the first day was given to the same participants on the fourth day and the scores acquired on these two tests were compared. Results: The scores of the nurses after training in ATLS significantly increased in all three dimensions of the test compared to those before training (P 
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