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Factors contributing to undergraduate nursing students' satisfaction with a video assessment of clinical skills
Lewis, Peter Hunt, Leanne Ramjan, Lucie Daly, Miranda O'Reilly, Rebecca Salamonson, Yenna
Lewis, Peter
Hunt, Leanne
Ramjan, Lucie
Daly, Miranda
O'Reilly, Rebecca
Salamonson, Yenna
Abstract
Background
Clinical skill assessment via Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA) has many challenges for undergraduate nursing students. These include high levels of anxiety that can compromise performance during the assessment, inconsistency with assessor reliability and is inconsistent with clinical skills performance in the real world. The implementation of a Video Assessment of Clinical Skills (VACS) that integrates formative feedback may be a way to address the challenges posed by OSCA assessment.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to examine the acceptability, utility, and nursing student satisfaction with a formative feedback strategy – the Video Assessment of a Clinical Skill (VACS).
Design
A cross sectional survey.
Settings
Undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing degree students from a large Australian University.
Participants
Third year undergraduate nursing students (final year) enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing Program.
Methods
Participants were recruited via purposive sampling. A pre-survey (prior to VACs assessment) and post-survey (after VACS assessment) were completed. This paper reports on the open-ended responses in the post-survey that explored students' insights and perceptions into formative feedback and its impact on their learning for the VACS assessment.
Results
A total of 731 open-ended responses were analysed with findings being organised into 3 major themes; (i) Flexibility and reflexivity, (ii) Editing and repeated attempts, and (iii) Working together.
Conclusions
Video Assessment of a Clinical Skill has demonstrated good utility, acceptability, and satisfaction among undergraduate nursing students.
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Date
2020
Type
Journal article
Journal
Nurse Education Today
Book
Volume
84
Issue
Page Range
1-6
Article Number
Article 104244
ACU Department
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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License
All rights reserved
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Controlled
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