The effect of a mock trial on nursing students' ability to make clinically sound legal judgments.
In an attempt to enhance nursing students' abilities to make legally sound clinical judgments, a mock trial experience was developed and evaluated. Using a quasi-experimental design, students' learning was assessed using scenarios derived from actual cases involving nurses. Satisfaction with a traditional learning approach was compared to learning through attendance at a mock trial. A significant difference was found in learning before and after the trial (t = 2.26, P < 0.05), and students preferred the mock trial experience to traditional classroom presentations.
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology