Nursing

Fidelity

Social psychology

Pedagogy

Telecommunications

Computer science

Self-efficacy

Psychology

Self-confidence

Significant difference

Critical thinking

Internal medicine

Medicine

Medical education

Patient satisfaction

Clinical Simulation in Nursing

BackgroundNursing students need to build their self-confidence to cope with complex clinical situations, and practicing nurses must maintain and boost their self-confidence to provide safe, accurate, and high-quality patient care. Exposing nursing students and staff nurses to high-fidelity simulation to can their self-confidence, thus advancing their competencies.MethodsThis study employed a quasi-experimental research design to identify and compare the acquired critical thinking skills, satisfaction, and self-confidence of nursing students and staff nurses based on their use of high-fidelity simulation (HFS) learning.ResultsThe mean difference between the pre- and post-tests of nursing students and staff nurses in HFS sessions 1 and 2 was significant, with p<.0001. Both groups of participants expressed high levels of satisfaction and self-confidence in the HFS experience. Furthermore, participants' satisfaction with the current learning system had a p-value of .6628 and their self-confidence in learning had a p-value of .9578, which indicates no significant difference.ConclusionBoth groups of participants conveyed high levels of satisfaction and self-confidence following the HFS experience. Furthermore, the use of HFS enhanced their critical thinking skills and boosted their learning retention.

The Acquired Critical Thinking Skills, Satisfaction, and Self Confidence of Nursing Students and Staff Nurses through High-fidelity Simulation Experience