Contemporary Nursing

Objective To explore the application effect of ultrasound simulation teaching in intensive care nursing education. Methods A total of 40 resident nurses from the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital were selected as the study subjects from November 2024 to November 2025. They were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group, with 20 cases each. The control group received traditional teaching methods, primarily theoretical lectures combined with clinical observation, while the observation group incorporated ultrasound simulation teaching based on the traditional approach, including simulator operation training, standardized case practical exercises, and one-on-one error correction guidance. The clinical decision-making ability scores and teaching satisfaction were compared between the two groups. Results The ultrasound operation skill scores and teaching satisfaction in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Ultrasound simulation teaching can effectively enhance the theoretical knowledge mastery, ultrasound operation skills, and clinical decision-making ability of intensive care nursing resident nurses, while improving teaching satisfaction, making it worthy of promotion and application in intensive care nursing education.

Ultrasound simulation teaching; Critical care nursing; Teaching effectiveness; Operational skills; Clinical decision-making ability