RESEARCH ARTICLE


Lebanese and Saudi Nursing Students' Self-Confidence, Satisfaction, and Clinical Judgment in a High-Fidelity Simulation



Yasir S. Alsalamah1, Turki S. Alsalamah2, Bander S. Albagawi3, Ahmad El Tassi4, Sarah Alkharj5, Basma Aldrees6, Rizal Angelo7, Fahed Alsalamah8, Mirna Fawaz9, *
1 Emergency Department, Al-Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Qassim, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Nursing, Clinical Simulation, King Fahed Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Qassim, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
3 Medical Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail City, Saudi Arabia
4 Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
5 Department of Nursing, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
6 College of Nursing, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz for Health and Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
7 Department of Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail City, Saudi Arabi
8 Department of Nursing, Qassim University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
9 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Tareek Al Jadida, Afeef Al Tiba, 1105, Lebanon; Tel: 00961-03-875199; E-mail: mirna.fawaz@bau.edu.lb


Abstract

Objective:

This study aims at evaluating Lebanese and Saudi nursing students' self-confidence, satisfaction, and clinical judgment in a high-fidelity simulation.

Background:

High fidelity simulation is an increasingly popular academic application gaining more corroboration in nursing curricula over the years. To prepare highly qualified nurses with refined clinical judgement skills, high fidelity simulation presents a promising academic technique.

Methods:

A quantitative cross-sectional research methodology was used to recruit 673 Lebanese and Saudi nursing students from various academic levels for this investigation. Three questionnaires were used: a sociodemographic survey, the student satisfaction and self-confidence in learning questionnaire (13 items) and the Lasater clinical judgment rubric (11 items in 4 components). A convenience sample of 673 nursing students from all academic levels, genders and ages at two universities, one in Lebanon and one in Saudi Arabia, which both offer a similar 4 year nursing curriculum and include high fidelity simulation into their courses, was recruited. The sample was calculated based on a population of 891 nursing students, thus yielding a need for 269 students for a confidence interval of 95%, which makes the 673 students in the sample sufficient.

Results:

Students who participated in simulation-based learning reported fairly high levels of learning satisfaction (p=0.00), self-confidence (p=0.00), and clinical judgment (p=0.03), with Lebanese students scoring better overall. In the case of satisfaction (p=0.00) and self-confidence (p=0.00) as predictors of clinical judgment, there was a strong connection between the variables.

Conclusion:

Nursing students from Lebanon and Saudi Arabia who participated in simulation-based learning activities showed high levels of satisfaction, self-confidence, and clinical judgment.

Keywords: Simulation, Nursing Education, Self-confidence, Clinical Judgement, Students, Satisfaction.