Patient Assessment, and Anxiety and Self-Confidence With Clinical Decision Making in Auscultation Skills With Simulation

This research is in a mixed-method design including randomized controlled experimental design and qualitative dimension. This research will be applied within the scope of the Health Assessment Course. The population of the research will be the students enrolled in the Health Assessment Course (n=138). The sample will consist of students who volunteered to participate in the research.Introductory Specifications Form, Nursing Anxiety and Self-Confidence with Clinical Decision-Making scale, Auscultation of Heart, Lung and Bowel Sounds Checklist, and Semi-Structured Focus Group Interview Form will be used in the implementation of the research.Permission was obtained from the Gazi University Ethics Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences to conduct the research. Informed consent will be obtained from the students who will participate in the research.

Inclusion Criteria:Enrolling in the Health Assessment Course for the first timeVolunteering to participate in researchExclusion Criteria:Having a high school, associate, or undergraduate degree in a health-related field,Take a previous course in health assessment