Attitudes toward Video-Assisted Debriefing after simulation in undergraduate nursing students: An application of Q methodology

Background: Video-Assisted Debriefing (VAD) provides an affirmative self-reflection through reviewing what went right, what went wrong, what had to be done, and what should be done in the future. Objective: To identify attitudes toward Video-Assisted Debriefing after a simulation in undergraduate nursing students. Design: Q-methodology, which has been identified as a method for the analysis of subjective viewpoints and to have the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative methods, was used. Setting: College of Nursing in Seoul. Participants: A convenience P-sample consisting of 44 third-year undergraduate nursing students. Methods: Thirty-nine selected Q-statements from each of 44 participants (P-sample) were classified into the shape of a normal distribution using a 9-point bipolar scale from 4 for strongly disagree to +4 for strongly agree. The collected data were analyzed using the pc-QUANL program. Results: Three discrete factors emerged: Factor I (VAD helps self-reflection; strategic view), Factor II (VAD makes us tired and humiliated; reluctant view), and Factor III (VAD boosts self-confidence; forward view). Conclusion: The findings could be used as a cornerstone for application of customized debriefing method to undergraduate nursing students. Debriefing techniques considering student's individual learning style. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.