title: The effect of classroom simulation on nursing students' self-efficacy related to health teaching.
abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the effect of classroom simulation on third-year baccalaureate nursing students' self-efficacy in health teaching. Bandura's self-efficacy model provided the conceptual framework. A nonprobability, convenience sample of 22 students completed the self-efficacy questionnaire before and after the simulation workshop sessions. Students' overall self-efficacy scores increased significantly (p = 0.001) following the two sessions of role-playing case studies, suggesting more perceived confidence in performing health teaching. Recommendations include continuing the use of simulation as a teaching-learning method, applying simulation as a strategy to enhance other learner behaviors, and cultivating faculty's use of simulation in their teaching.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario, School of Nursing, London, Ontario, Canada. dgoldenb@uwo.ca
authors.forename: Dolly
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: Mary-Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Andrusyszyn
authors.forename: Carroll
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iwasiw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009864:Ontario; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D012381:Role Playing; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards