Enhancing Nursing Skills With SimCapture Technology

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Motivation; Clinical Skills Training; Nursing Students; OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination)

• Registration Number: NCT07143123
• Lead Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital

Brief Summary

The action research aims to enhance clinical nursing skills of nursing students through the implementation of the SimCapture cloud management system. Research has found that traditional teaching methods are insufficient in cultivating students' clinical skills, and students' learning characteristics and technological developments have also placed new demands on teaching. Although the research team previously attempted blended learning and simulation-based teaching, students' technical grades have shown a declining trend. To address this issue, the researchers plan to implement the SimCapture system and, based on observational learning theory, design teaching activities to enhance students' learning motivation and self-efficacy, ultimately improving their clinical skills.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-04-28
• Status Verified: 2025-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-08-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-08-19
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-27
• Primary Completion: 2026-04-23
• Study Completion: 2026-04-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

１．Undergraduate nursing students in the 2nd or 3rd year

２．Enrolled in the applicant's clinical skills course during the academic year

Exclusion Criteria

１．Students who have previously attempted and failed this course and are required to retake it

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) Scores	At week 8 (mid-semester) and at week 16 (end of semester)	The OSCE content includes preparation of technical equipment and technical procedures, which will be evaluated using a checklist by examiners.; The checklist has undergone validity analysis by five nursing experts. Scores range from 0 to 100.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-Efficacy Questionnaire	Weekly at weeks 1-17 of semester, within 3 days after each class	This study developed a self-efficacy scale for technical courses based on Bandura's (1986) self-efficacy theory, which includes three dimensions: level, generality, and strength. Considering the potential burden on students from completing multiple items, the scale consists of three items: (1) "If I try my best, I can always complete the technical task"; (2) "With my abilities, I can handle even the most difficult or complex technical tasks"; and (3) "When facing challenges in learning technical skills, I can usually find several ways to overcome them." Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy. The content validity of the questionnaire will be reviewed and revised through expert evaluation.
Learning Motivation Questionnaire	At week 1 (beginning of semester), week 9 (after midterm exam), and week 18 (final exam)]	This study adopted a revised version of the Learning Motivation Scale (LMS) developed by Liu Cheng-Hung (2010) in Taiwan. The scale was adapted from the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) by Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, and McKeachie (1991), taking into account the Taiwanese cultural context. The scale consists of 14 items and is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing learning motivation. Higher scores indicate stronger learning motivation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

China Medical University; 🇨🇳 Taichung, Taiwan