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JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT
Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages E66-E73Publisher
SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.25.2.E66
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simulation education; questionnaire; nursing; Presence Questionnaire
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Background and Purpose: Simulation fidelity includes three aspects: physical, conceptual, and psychological. This study reports on strengths and limitations of the Presence Questionnaire (PQ) for measurement of fidelity in human patient simulation. Methods: This nonexperimental correlational study includes a convenience sample of 83 undergraduate nursing students who participated in an emergency simulation and completed the PQ. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) on the 7-item PQ Realism subscale between groups who did or did not experience simulation equipment malfunction measured the PQ's sensitivity to this challenge to fidelity. Results: Students (n = 23) experiencing simulation equipment malfunction scored significantly lower on the PQ Realism subscale than students (n = 58) not experiencing equipment malfunction. Conclusions: The modified PQ Realism subscale is a valid measure of physical fidelity in nursing simulation and may advance the study and development of simulation for researchers and nursing educators.
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