Publication Date

4-23-2021

Document Type

Article

First Advisor

Sabio, Cristan

Degree Name

B.S. (Bachelor of Science)

Legacy Department

School of Nursing

Abstract

High levels of self-efficacy in nursing students increases their confidence and willingness to perform a skill or action in each situation. There is gap in the literature that addresses the negative or undesired effects of clinical simulation on the development of self-efficacy in nursing. This study was conducted to explore if student’s confidence levels in completing nursing skills decreases after unsuccessfully completing the skill in clinical simulation. This quasi-experimental study utilized pre-simulation and post-simulation surveys through Qualtrics to measure self-efficacy levels among nursing students. Participants (N = 17) were nursing students from a baccalaureate program. Overall, successfully completed nursing skills resulted in a large increase in nursing students’ self-efficacy while unsuccessful clinical skills resulted in a lesser increase in self-efficacy. The results did not present statistically significant data that nursing students’ self-efficacy decreases with unsuccessful skills in clinical simulation due to sample limitations. Future research should continue to explore how simulation performance may affect nursing student’s self-efficacy.

Extent

14 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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In Copyright

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NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.

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