title: Comparison of instructor-led versus peer-led debriefing in nursing students.
abstract: Despite its widespread support, the most effective simulation-based debriefing method has little evidence to support its efficacy. In this study, we compared the effect of peer-led and instructor-led debriefing among nursing students. The study was conducted with a non-equivalent control group using a pretest-post-test design. A convenience sample of third-year nursing students was used for the study, where 65 students enrolled in a 2-week clinical placement rotation were randomly assigned to the instructor-led group or peer-led group. The quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills, satisfaction with simulation, and quality of debriefing in the peer-led group were compared to those in the instructor-led group. Group differences at each testing interval were analyzed using independent t-test. Nursing students in the instructor-led debriefing group showed better subsequent cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance, more satisfaction with simulation experience, and higher debriefing scores compared to the peer-led group. From our study, instructor-led debriefing is an effective method in improving skills performance, inducing favorable satisfaction, and providing better quality of debriefing among nursing students.
authors.affiliation: Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, Curtin University, Australia.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Jungwon University, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Ho
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Ha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D056910:Republic of Korea; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000592:standards; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Korea; debriefing; nursing student; patient simulation; performance; satisfaction