title: Can nursing students' confidence levels increase with repeated simulation activities?
abstract: In 2014, nursing faculty conducted a study with undergraduate nursing students on their satisfaction, confidence, and educational practice levels, as it related to simulation activities throughout the curriculum. The study was a voluntary survey conducted on junior and senior year nursing students. It consisted of 30 items based on the Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning and the Educational Practices Questionnaire (Jeffries, 2012). Mean averages were obtained for each of the 30 items from both groups and were compared using T scores for unpaired means. The results showed that 8 of the items had a 95% confidence level and when combined the items were significant for p <.001. The items identified were those related to self-confidence and active learning. Based on these findings, it can be assumed that repeated simulation experiences can lead to an increase in student confidence and active learning.
authors.affiliation: University of North Florida, United States. Electronic address: Cynthia.cummings@unf.edu.
authors.forename: Cynthia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.affiliation: University of North Florida, United States.
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Connelly
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Active learning; Clinical Education; Competence; Confidence; Nursing students; Scenarios; Simulation