COVID-19 Pandemic — COVID-19 Simulation Education on Nursing Students
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The Effect of Simulation Education as an Approach to Patients With COVID-19 on Nursing Students' Perception and Fear of COVID-19 Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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