title: The development of a quantitative evaluation tool for simulations in nursing education.
abstract: In a complex healthcare environment, educating nursing students to safely care for clients is a challenging endeavor. As the use of high fidelity simulations increases, the ability to evaluate students is essential. A review of the literature identified a lack of tested simulation evaluation instruments to accurately measure student performance. A simulation evaluation tool was developed and tested with senior nursing students. Content validity was established from the literature and from the review of the tool by an expert panel. Reliability was established using sixteen simulation sessions, with two trained evaluators at each session. Percent agreement by evaluators ranged from 84.4% to 89.1%. Additional research needs to verify these results with different evaluators, varying levels of students, and additional scenarios. A valid, reliable tool to evaluate simulation experiences improves student assessment skills and ultimately clinical performance.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University School of Nursing. mtodd@creighton.edu
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Manz
authors.forename: Kim S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Maribeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hercinger
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003142:Communication; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking