title: Debriefing in Laboratory Experiences: A Quality Improvement Project.
abstract: The purpose of this project was to explore (a) how nursing students regarded debriefing sessions at the end of a laboratory skills class and (b) the cognitive, affective, and social learning outcomes of debriefing sessions. Survey questionnaires were administered to 378 prelicensure nursing students after their nursing skills laboratory class that included a debriefing session. Most students either agreed or strongly agreed that debriefing facilitated the discussion about their experience and reflection on learning.
authors.affiliation: Authors Affiliations: Sessional Lecturer (Dr Vihos, Ms Lozza, and Ms Spies) and Faculty Lecturer (Ms Pollard, Ms Bazin, and Ms MacDonald), Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta; and Clinical Nurse Specialist (Ms Moniz), Neurosciences Program, Alberta Health Services, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vihos
authors.forename: Loreen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bazin
authors.forename: Denaine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lozza
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moniz
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spies
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data