Effects of Expert Modeling Videos on the Development of Nursing Students' Clinical Competence

Background: Nurse educators are called to develop in-novative teaching strategies to build clinical competency. Expert modeling videos (EMVs) promote clinical compe-tency by demonstrating exemplar nursing care. Methods: A quasiexperimental research study was conducted us-ing a prebriefing intervention of a nursing process video for demonstration (experimental) and discussion (control) groups of nursing students. Simulation competency was measured using the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument (CCEI). Results: Students in the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant improve-ment in simulation competency (p = .001) and performed significantly better in the CCEI domains of communication (p = .009) and patient safety (p = .002). Conclusion:The use of EMVs in simulation prebriefing is an innovative teaching strategy to prepare undergraduate nursing students with the knowledge and skills required to enter the simulated environment. Through watching an exemplar demonstra-tion of desired behaviors, students significantly improved their simulation performance and demonstrated clinically competent care of an acutely ill simulated patient. [J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(8):454-460.]