Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Education Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Educational Methods

2015

Series

Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University Faculty Days

Faculty development

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Education

Use Of The Delphi Technique In Instrument Development To Assess Debriefing Facilitation, E. Adel Herge, Otd, Otr/L, Susan Wainwright, Pt, Phd, Jennifer Saylor, Phd, Rn, Acns-Bc Jun 2015

Use Of The Delphi Technique In Instrument Development To Assess Debriefing Facilitation, E. Adel Herge, Otd, Otr/L, Susan Wainwright, Pt, Phd, Jennifer Saylor, Phd, Rn, Acns-Bc

Thomas Jefferson University Faculty Days

Debriefing is an essential part of the simulation experience because this is where most of the learning occurs (Arafah, Hansen & Nichols, 2010). To date, there are no validated instruments to measure the ability of a facilitator to effectively debrief learners after a patient simulation.

This poster describes phase one of a pilot study to develop and evaluate an instrument that assesses the effectiveness of a debriefing facilitator. The instrument is based on the current scientific literature and was tested to establish reliability and validity. In phase one, the Delphi Technique was selected as it has been shown to be …