Purpose: This study was conducted to test the effects of the transformative learning theory-based debriefing on knowledge, problem solving process, clinical thinking disposition and clinical judgment of nursing students. Methods: A nonequivalent contr...
Purpose: This study was conducted to test the effects of the transformative learning theory-based debriefing on knowledge, problem solving process, clinical thinking disposition and clinical judgment of nursing students. Methods: A nonequivalent control group pre-post test design was used. The participants were 56 nursing students (26 in the experimental and 30 in the control group) recruited from S university. The experimental group received a transformative learning theory-based debriefing, but the control group received a usual debriefing. The outcome variables were knowledge, problem solving process, clinical thinking disposition and clinical judgment. Clinical thinking disposition, problem solving process and knowledge were measured by students’ self-report. Clinical judgment was measured by observing students’ performance, which had been recorded using video cameras throughout the simulation. Data were collected from June to July, 2015. Data were analyzed by Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t-test and repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS/WIN 21.0. Results: After the intervention, the results identified that the experimental group showed statistically significant improvements in the problem solving process, clinical thinking disposition and clinical judgment compared to the control group. However, there was statistically significant difference between both groups in the knowledge. Conclusion: These results suggest that transformative learning theory-based debriefing is effective for the teaching and learning strategies during simulation-based learning. Further studies are needed to identify the processes of change and reflection students experience during structured debriefing.
Key words: Debriefing, Problem Solving, Clinical Judgment, Simulation, Critical Thinking Disposition