A Quasi-Experimental Study: The Role of Virtual Simulation on Self-Efficacy, Learning and Confidence in a Central Texas BSN Degree Program

Autor/in	King-Henderson, Paulette
Titel	A Quasi-Experimental Study: The Role of Virtual Simulation on Self-Efficacy, Learning and Confidence in a Central Texas BSN Degree Program
Quelle	(2018), (129 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4383-3166-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Nursing Education; Simulated Environment; Computer Simulation; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Program Effectiveness; Self Efficacy; Student Attitudes; Patients; Skill Development; Teaching Methods; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Pflegepädagogik; Künstliche Umwelt; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Patient; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Nurse education uses an apprenticeship model to teach students clinical skills. However, lack of faculty, clinical preceptors, early hospital discharges, and lack of clinical practice areas limits nursing students' exposure to patients which could impact patient care. The use of virtual simulation may bridge the theory-practice gap in nurse education however, research presently lacks sufficient evidence on the transferability to actual patient care. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used to determine if virtual simulation was perceived as effective and improved students' patient-care self-efficacy. Forty-six nursing students enrolled in a Texas Bachelor of Science in Nursing program were recruited. The Simulation Effectiveness Tool-M (SET-M) was used to evaluate perceived effectiveness of simulation. Participants' SET responses were reported using frequencies and percentage scores. The Nursing Care Self-Efficacy Scale (NCSES) was used to evaluate virtual simulation, and its impact on self-efficacy, learning, and clinical skill development. Data from the NCSES was analyzed using a paired samples t-test. Study results suggest virtual simulation can improve learning, knowledge, and the acquisition of some clinical skills. Although students in this study reported that virtual simulation increased their ability to perform the skills practiced on a live patient, it is unknown if the skills practiced virtually were the same ones performed in the clinical setting. Further research using an increased sample size that includes various levels of students exposed to virtual simulation, in schools with associate and bachelor's degree nursing programs, should be studied. Adding a qualitative section to a study may assist researchers and educators gain insight about students' experiences and opinions about using virtual simulation skills practiced in the clinical setting. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01