Nurse Educ. 2022 Feb 9. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001173. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: It is essential to explore virtual learning experiences to identify their impact on nursing students’ learning.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the virtual delivery of a health assessment laboratory course and nursing students’ clinical judgment.
METHODS: Using a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design, the investigators appraised the final laboratory examinations of both in-person and virtual delivery cohorts using the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) and then interviewed faculty members.
RESULTS: The LCJR total mean scores (mean = 10.64) and mean scores for Effective Noticing (mean = 3.48) were higher for the virtual delivery students. The faculty reported that virtual delivery advances students’ critical appraisal skills related to subjective assessment but advocated for in-person delivery to develop physical examination techniques.
CONCLUSION: Although the mean clinical judgment scores were higher for the students whose course delivery was virtual, in-person experiences are necessary to develop psychomotor techniques to prepare students for clinical practice.
PMID:35148304 | DOI:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001173
