Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Oct 21;57:103231. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103231. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
AIM: The aim of this study was to examine and describe predictors of self-confidence among nursing students attending multiple simulation-based education sessions during a bachelor program.
DESIGN: This was a randomized controlled longitudinal study.
METHODS: Participants (n = 146) were randomly assigned to a single or double set of acute care scenarios in each session. Participants attended 4 days of simulation sessions throughout a 3-year bachelor program. At four separate time points, both groups answered a survey including the Self-confidence scale and The Kolb Learning Style Inventory version 3.1. Descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations and linear models were employed to analyze the data.
RESULTS: No significant interaction effects were found between the students’ self-confidence at the end of the educational program and predictive factors favoring a double set of simulation scenarios. Most third-year students (n = 52, 85%) preferred a concrete learning mode at baseline.
CONCLUSIONS: No significant predictive factors increasing self-confidence in favor of a double set of simulation scenarios could be demonstrated in this study. Hence, the continuous search for how to effectively implement SBE is of major importance for the development of SBE as a pedagogical method and remains a challenge.
PMID:34717169 | DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103231
