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Dissertation
Self-efficacy, locus of control and the use of simulation in undergraduate nursing skills acquisition
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
Dec 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-1224
Abstract
The confidence to perform a skill (self-efficacy) is affected by multiple factors (ability, personality, self-estimate of ability, locus of control, and motivation). Sixty beginning nursing students (freshman and early sophomores) were studied as to their self-efficacy and locus of control in the acquisition of basic nursing skills in two simulated educational methods. Students were randomly assigned to the human-patient simulator (HPS) a computerized life-size mannequin, or to the standardized patient (SP) an actor trained to simulate a patient. Educational simulations share essential attributes: 1) they imitate but do not duplicate reality, 2) they offer chances to 'make an error' and 3) they provide feedback. These characteristics make simulations important in nursing practice thus allowing the student to learn from their mistakes without causing any harm and provide objective feedback (McGuire, 1999). Data was collected using pre and post self efficacy and locus of control questionnaires from students who received 80% or greater on performance of nursing skills such as: measuring blood pressure and pulse. Analysis of the data suggests a significant (p<0.001) increase in self-efficacy from pre to post score and a non-significant change towards an internal locus of control. Implications for healthcare and for nursing programs are discussed.
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- Title
- Self-efficacy, locus of control and the use of simulation in undergraduate nursing skills acquisition
- Creators
- Leland Jerome Rockstraw - DU
- Contributors
- Sheila R. Vaidya (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education (1997-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 1224; 991014632826104721