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This study aims to evaluate the impact of a simulation workshop on nursing students' perceptions and knowledge regarding opioid overdose prevention.

November 13, 2025Nurse Educator

Using Standardized Patient Simulation to Improve Nursing Students’ Perceptions, Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes About People Who Use Drugs and Opioid Overdose Prevention

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Workshop shows improved knowledge and attitudes on overdose prevention in nursing students, suggesting harm reduction is effective.

This study aims to evaluate the impact of a simulation workshop on nursing students' perceptions and knowledge regarding opioid overdose prevention.
Pre–postintervention design
Utilized Drug and Drug Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (DDPPQ)
Employed Opioid Overdose Attitudes Scale
Used Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale
569 nursing students participated in the workshop.
Increased competence and readiness to manage opioid overdoses (P < .01)
Substantial improvement in DDPPQ subscales, especially in role adequacy
Positive change in attitudes towards overdose prevention and substance use.

Kameg et al. (2025) studied this question.

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