Summary
Background
The lack of reliable and valid tools to evaluate learning outcomes during simulations has limited the adoption and progress of simulation-based nursing education.
Purposes
This study had two aims: (a) to develop a simulation evaluation tool (SETc-dehydration) to assess students' clinical judgment in caring for children with dehydration based on the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) and (b) to examine its reliability and validity.
Participants
Undergraduate nursing students from two nursing schools in South Korea participated in this study from March 3 through June 10, 2014.
Methods
The SETc-dehydration was developed, and 120 nursing students' clinical judgment was evaluated. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha, Cohen's kappa coefficient, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to analyze the data.