Materials and methods
COVID-19 infection
GROUP B, COVID-19 INFECTION
As a prospective cohort study, this study was conducted in 8 morning and afternoon sessions from March 22, 2021, to March 26, 2021. Each session consisted of 50 minutes of a short, key-summary lecture, 10 minutes of break, and 2 cycles of simulation, each cycle lasting approximately 40 minutes. Simulation scenarios and tests were developed under the supervision of a neonatal subspecialist with over 10 years of experience based on NRP and confirmed by peer review. The scenario was used in common for all participants. The trainees received training with the same content, and the same test questions were administered 3 times (before, during, and after the training). The simulation consisted of briefing-scenario-debriefing, and video monitoring was applied to the debriefing. The teaching method for each session was arbitrarily divided, and Group A conducted a simulation after the lecture and Group B attended the lecture after simulation education. All trainees were informed that this was a routine, once-a-year, neonatal CPR training and selected a date and time that suited their individual working conditions; therefore, they were blinded to the study situation and intent at that time. Prior to the start of the lecture, informed consent was obtained for the purpose of the experiment, the order of the practice, and participation. This study conducted a prospective cohort of interventions and follow-up measures for each group by conducting training for each group over a continuous period time.To increase the effectiveness of the simulation training, the number of participants per session was limited to 5 people. In accordance with the COVID-19 infection prevention rules, participants were quarantined 2 m apart in the classroom, and during the simulation scenario, they wore a mask and practised hand hygiene. In the course of the experiment, the security of the content was emphasized to the subjects each time. The trainee’s test was conducted three times (pre, interim, post) (