Assessing Clinical Judgment and AACN Domains in Self-Reflection of Video Recorded High-Fidelity Simulation Scenarios

Background: Clinical judgment is the hallmark of safe patient care. Nurse educators continue to explore best practices to assist prelicensure nursing students in developing clinical judgment. Purpose: The 3-part purpose of this study was to identify what students learned about themselves related to clinical judgment after viewing their video-recorded high-fidelity simulation scenarios, to assess if video recording is an effective post-debriefing teaching strategy, and to evaluate if the 2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Domains can be assessed longitudinally. Methods: Qualitative interpretive description study of 37 prelicensure nursing students. Results: Ten codes were derived from 314 excerpts: communication, body language, confidence in self, putting data together, collaboration, leadership, safety, skillfulness, areas of improvement, and growth. Conclusions: Longitudinal data showcased the development of clinical judgment, effectiveness of self-evaluation of video recorded simulations as a teaching strategy, and assessment of 5 AACN Domains.