The effect of repeated high-fidelity in situ simulation-based training on self-efficacy, self-perceived leadership qualities and team performance: A quasi-experimental study in a NICU-setting
2021 (English)In: Nurse Education Today, ISSN 0260-6917, E-ISSN 1532-2793, Vol. 100, article id 104849Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
BACKGROUND: Simulation-based training has been widely used in various disciplines and has increasingly been recognized as useful in healthcare education during the past decade. In nursing schools, simulation-based training was initially used to train nursing students. However, there is a growing trend to use simulation-based training for continuing education and lifelong learning among professional healthcare workers.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate if simulation-based training has an effect on self-efficacy, self-perceived leadership qualities and team performance in a neonatal intensive care unit.
DESIGN: Time series design.
SETTING: One referral neonatal intensive care unit in a general hospital in Flanders, Belgium.
PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of 71 nurses and midwives.
METHODS: Participants were involved in a series of three simulation-based training sessions. Before and after these series, a set of validated questionnaires was completed to measure the self-efficacy and self-perceived leadership qualities of the participants. Each session was videotaped and assessed for team performance (n = 8).
RESULTS: Participating in repeated high-fidelity in situ simulation-based training resulted in a significant increase in self-efficacy (p < 0.001) and self-perceived leadership qualities (p < 0.001). The intervention did not lead to a significant improved team performance (p = 0.209).
CONCLUSION: Repeated high-fidelity in situ simulation-based training in the NICU had a positive effect on self-efficacy and self-perceived leadership abilities in registered nurses and midwives in acute care situations. Repeated participation in simulation-based training had a positive effect on these outcomes, regardless of the number of years of NICU experience. The effect on team performance could not be confirmed in this study.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 100, article id 104849
Keywords [en]
High fidelity simulation training, Intensive care units, neonatal, Leadership, Nurse midwives, Nurses, Self-efficacy, Simulation training, Work performance
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-90460DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104849ISI: 000640409900010PubMedID: 33711585Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85102125128OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-90460DiVA, id: diva2:1537660
2021-03-162021-03-162021-05-18Bibliographically approved