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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of simulation\u2010based education compared with traditional teaching methods in improving knowledge, clinical skills, and related outcomes among prelicensure nursing students through a systematic review.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Following PRISMA guidelines, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched on August 18, 2025, for studies published. Eligible studies included prelicensure nursing students who compared SBE (high\/low fidelity manikins, standardised patients, virtual\/augmented reality, or serious games) to traditional education. The outcomes included knowledge acquisition, clinical skills, OSCE performance, satisfaction, confidence, and retention. We considered randomised controlled, quasi\u2010experimental, and controlled before\u2010and\u2010after trials.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty studies met the inclusion criteria (16 non\u2010randomised, 14 randomised controlled trials). SBE was generally associated with improved knowledge acquisition and retention compared with traditional methods, with notable gains in CPR, vital signs, cardiac auscultation, and paediatric nursing, particularly in randomised studies. SBE groups also demonstrated superior clinical and procedural performance, including suctioning, nasogastric tube feeding, transfusion tasks, and OSCE scores, with some effects sustained at 1 to 3 months. Learner satisfaction and self\u2010efficacy outcomes were variable; results generally favoured SBE in higher\u2010quality studies, although several reported no significant difference. GPA outcomes showed no meaningful improvement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The available evidence, predominantly from quasi\u2010experimental studies, suggests that SBE may offer advantages over traditional teaching in knowledge acquisition, clinical skills, and OSCE performance among prelicensure nursing students, though these findings should be interpreted in light of the methodological heterogeneity of included studies. Benefits on satisfaction and confidence were inconsistent. 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