Evidence-based practice (EBP) prevents unsafe/inefficient practices and improves healthcare quality, but its implementation is challenging due to research and practice gaps. A focused educational program can assist future nurses to minimize these gaps. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of an EBP educational program on undergraduate nursing students’ EBP knowledge and skills. A cluster randomized controlled trial was undertaken. Six optional courses in the Bachelor of Nursing final year were randomly assigned to the experimental (EBP educational program) or control group. Nursing students’ EBP knowledge and skills were measured at baseline and post-intervention. A qualitative analysis of 18 students’ final written work was also performed. Results show a statistically significant interaction between the intervention and time on EBP knowledge and skills (p = 0.002). From pre- to post-intervention, students’ knowledge and skills on EBP improved in both groups (intervention group: p < 0.001; control group: p < 0.001). At the post-intervention, there was a statistically significant difference in EBP knowledge and skills between intervention and control groups (p = 0.011). Students in the intervention group presented monographs with clearer review questions, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and methodology compared to students in the control group. The EBP educational program showed a potential to promote the EBP knowledge and skills of future nurses.

Objective: To identify and compare satisfaction and self-confidence in the learning of nursing students from the use of simulation and traditional teaching in adult immunization scenarios in the context of Primary Health Care Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Thirty-four undergraduate nursing students from a Brazilian federal public university participated in the study. The students were allocated in two groups: dialogical exposition and training of skills (control) and dialogical exposition, training of skills and simulation (experimental). Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning scale was applied after receiving the interventions. In the analysis of satisfaction and self-confidence in learning, the Mann-Whitney test was used for a level of significance of 5%. Results: Traditional teaching strategies and simulation promote satisfaction and self-confidence in students’ learning. The experimental group presented higher mean values in most of the variables of both subscales. However, there was no statistical significance in the learning satisfaction subscale (p-value ≥ 0.05) and self-confidence in learning (p-value ≥ 0.05) between the experimental and control groups. Conclusion and implications for practice: Because they generate satisfaction and self-confidence, simulation and traditional strategies can be mutually used in nursing training.

OBJETIVOS: particularizar o ritual do ensino de procedimentos básicos de enfermagem, analisar as implicações de sua utilização e discutir sua pertinência, face aos contextos atuais para o ensino e para a prática. MÉTODOS: estudo histórico-social de rituais incorporados ao método de ensino teórico-prático de Enfermagem em Portugal e no Brasil. Como fontes primárias, foram utilizados documentos escritos (ofícios, apostilas, manuais) e fotográficos; e como fontes secundárias: livros-texto, dissertação de mestrado, tese de doutoramento e artigos de periódicos. RESULTADOS: descrição, análise, interpretação e síntese que expõe ao leitor uma viagem na história quanto aos rituais e mudanças ocorridas na formação de recursos humanos de enfermagem e saúde. A simulação foi discutida em termos da pertinência face às exigências éticas, segurança e qualidade em saúde, avanço tecnológico e mudanças nos ambientes e contextos da prática clínica. CONCLUSÃO: o uso da simulação atende às necessidades e ao contexto atual de ensino teórico-prático.

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of the clinical simulation on the cognitive performance of nursing students in adult immunization scenarios in the context of Primary Health Care. Method: a controlled and randomized pre-test and post-test clinical trial applied to random intervention and control groups. 34 undergraduate nursing students were selected and divided into two groups: classes with active participation of students and skills training (control); and classes with active participation of students, skills training, and clinical simulation (intervention). Results: the students in the intervention group performed better than those in the control group in the four assessments of cognitive performance, with statistical significance in the assessments of immediate (p=0.031) and late (1-20 days) (p=0.031) knowledge. Conclusion: from the simulation, students learn more in the short and medium terms. The information learned is retained for longer and the students are better prepared for the professional practice. Universal Trial Number: u1111-1195-2580

Objective: develop the cultural adaptation and validation of a Portuguese version of the Self-confidence Scale.Method: descriptive and exploratory methodological research for the adaptation and validation of a measuring instrument. The translation, synthesis, back-translation, revision, pretest and semantic evaluation phases were accomplished. The evaluation involving 178 students from a Teaching Diploma Program in Nursing. The ethical principles were complied with.Results: the internal consistency analysis of the scale reveals good Alpha coefficients (0.92 for the global scale and superior to 0.83 for the different dimensions). The factor analysis presents a three-factor solution with rational meaning.Conclusion: The scale is easy to answer and understand. Based on the obtained results, it can be affirmed that the scale reveals good psychometric properties, with great potential to be used in future research.

RESUMO Objetivo: traduzir e validar para língua portuguesa a Debriefing Experience Scale junto a indivíduos que utilizaram a simulação de alta fidelidade na sua formação. Método: estudo do tipo metodológico, exploratório de tradução e validação de instrumento. Para o processo de validação criou-se o evento: III Workshop Brasil - Portugal: Atendimento ao Paciente Crítico. Resultados: participaram 103 enfermeiros. A validade e fidelidade da escala, o padrão de correlação entre as variáveis, o teste de adequação amostral e o teste de esfericidade apresentaram bons resultados. Por não haver nexo entre os agrupamentos estabelecidos na análise fatorial exploratória optou-se por seguir a divisão estabelecida pela versão original. Conclusão: o instrumento foi denominado: Escala de Experiência com o Debriefing. Os resultados constataram boas propriedades psicométricas e um bom potencial de utilização, porém futuros trabalhos contribuirão para consolidar a validade da escala e reforçar o seu potencial de utilização.