Title : Taking the stage: How critical discussion role-play promotes student self-efficacy
Abstract:
Background: Critical discussions enable students to engage in difficult conversations where different viewpoints must be acknowledged (Collini, 2017). A critical discussion role-play activity was incorporated into a pharmacology course to increase self-efficacy and focused on explaining pharmacodynamics, addressing sensitive topics, and providing patient education in diverse populations.
Methods: A mixed methods design was utilized for this study to rate student efficacy associated with managing critical communication during patient care.
Results: The measurement of overall self-efficacy regarding critical discussions in the pre- and post-test surveys demonstrated an increase after the role-play activity, providing evidence the activity was lucrative in increasing the self-efficacy of the nursing student in critical discussions.
Conclusion: Using role-play to practice critical discussions in diverse scenarios with nursing students during pharmacology has been proven to increase the self-efficacy of the students.
Audience Take Away:
- Recognize the implementation of role-play scenarios effectiveness to improve self-efficacy in nursing students
- Identify the importance critical discussions have in diverse client interactions.
- Outline the benefits that role-play of critical discussions in the classroom can refine communication and problem solving skills
- Explain the relationship between role-play and self-efficacy in pharmacology courses for nursing students
