Abstract
This research will provide evidence supporting the application of standardized simulations to enhance students’ self-efficacy and their ability to recognize ethical behaviors.
Primary Author and Speaker: Brittany Nash
Additional Authors and Speakers: Jeffery Etheridge
Standardized simulation is a growing learning strategy used to prepare occupational therapy students for fieldwork and clinical practice (Gibbs, et. al., 2017). Simulation is a type of experiential learning that promotes the transfer of knowledge to real-world experiences (Walls, et al., 2019). There is no known literature surrounding the use of simulation to operationalize The Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (AOTA, 2020) to enhance students’ self-efficacy in recognizing ethical behaviors. The purpose of this study is to explore student self-efficacy and their ability to recognize ethical situations presented via a standardized simulation. This is a one-group, mixed methods study, that included nineteen Master of Occupational Therapy students. Data was collected via a pre-test and post-test survey and a structured debriefing. Self-efficacy was measured using an adapted version of the New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES) (Chen, et al., 2001). Student ability to recognize ethical situations was measured using open-ended questions. This research will provide evidence supporting the application of standardized simulations to enhance student self-efficacy and their ability to recognize ethical behaviors.
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Gibbs, D., Dietrich, M., & Dagnan, E. (2017). Using high fidelity simulation to impact occupational therapy student knowledge, comfort, and confidence in acute care. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 5(1), 21-25.
Gibbs, D. M., Dietrich, M., & Dagnan, E. (2017). Using high fidelity simulation to impact occupational therapy student knowledge, comfort, and confidence in acute care. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1225