Effects of Expert Modeling Videos on the Development of Nursing Students' Clinical Competence.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Nurse educators are called to develop innovative teaching strategies to build clinical competency. Expert modeling videos (EMVs) promote clinical competency by demonstrating exemplar nursing care. METHODS: A quasiexperimental research study was conducted using a prebriefing intervention of a nursing process video for demonstration (experimental) and discussion (control) groups of nursing students. Simulation competency was measured using the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument (CCEI). RESULTS: Students in the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in simulation competency (p = .001) and performed significantly better in the CCEI domains of communication (p = .009) and patient safety (p = .002). CONCLUSION: The use of EMVs in simulation prebriefing is an innovative teaching strategy to prepare undergraduate nursing students with the knowledge and skills required to enter the simulated environment. Through watching an exemplar demonstration of desired behaviors, students significantly improved their simulation performance and demonstrated clinically competent care of an acutely ill simulated patient. [J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(8)454-460.].