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Confidence-weighted testing: a descriptive study of Japanese nursing students
Michiyo Aoyama1, Yumi Tamura, Yuichi Ishikawa
1School of Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
Nursing & Health Sciences
|July 17, 2013
Summary
Confidence-weighted testing feedback improved nursing students
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Novice nurses in Japan often leave the profession due to a lack of self-confidence in their nursing skills.
- Enhancing nursing students' self-confidence is crucial for retaining them in the profession.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate if confidence-weighted testing feedback can improve nursing students' self-confidence in basic nursing skills.
- To explore the potential of quantifiable feedback for objective self-assessment of skill-related confidence.
Main Methods:
- Sixty-seven first-year nursing students participated in two confidence-rating examinations.
- Examinations covered knowledge and practical skills for pulse and blood pressure measurement in immobile patients.
- Confidence-weighted testing feedback was provided after the initial examination.
Main Results:
- Students demonstrated increased self-confidence in practical nursing skills after receiving feedback.
- No significant improvement in self-confidence related to knowledge was observed.
Conclusions:
- Confidence-weighted testing feedback positively impacts self-confidence in practical nursing skills.
- Further refinement of feedback methods is needed to enhance self-confidence in nursing knowledge.
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