Abstract

Critical thinking and clinical reasoning, which support confidence in clinical decision-making of nurses, are still being developed during pre-licensure education. Nursing faculty in higher education are tasked with the challenge to increase the level of practice undergraduate nursing students experience during their program. The research question guiding this project was what effect does the use of deliberate practice with medication administration have on medical-surgical nursing II students regarding clinical confidence? The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to determine if the use of deliberate practice with nursing students by implementing weekly medication administration simulations would increase the level of clinical confidence in second semester medical-surgical nursing II clinical students.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30995190; ProQuest document ID: 3066841585. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Leslie Kirkwood, EdD, MSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Omicron Psi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Clinical Reasoning, Nursing Students, Confidence

Advisor

Sara Kaylor

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

The University of Alabama

Degree Year

2024

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-07-17

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