Effects of the mini-clinical evaluation exercise teaching mode based on nurse-faculty cooperation in Fundamentals of Nursing course: A quasi-experimental study

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the effects of the mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) teaching model based on nurse-faculty collaboration in Fundamentals of Nursing course. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was conducted. A total of 111 nursing students of two parallel classes were recruited from a nursing college in Guilin, China from February to December 2022, and allocated to the intervention group (n = 56) and control group (n = 55). The intervention group received a mini-CEX teaching model based on nurse-faculty collaboration, the teaching-learning process included scenario creation (10 min), inquiry-based learning (30 min), case report (30 min), scenario simulation exercise (40 min), and effectiveness evaluation (10 min). While the control group received conventional teaching method. All students were invited to complete the College Classroom Climate Assessment Scale (CCCA) and the Chinese version of the Competency Inventory for Nursing Students (CINS-CV) before and after the intervention. Course achievement of students was evaluated. After the intervention, the intervention group was asked an open-ended question to explore the difficulties or challenges they had encountered. Results: After intervention, the CCCA score (208.36 +/- 23.25 vs. 190.60 +/- 28.83), CINS-CV score(106.95 +/- 14.48 vs. 99.55 +/- 14.60), the oretical exam score (83.01 +/- 4.27 vs. 79.75 +/- 5.45), and scenario simulation exam score (89.23 +/- 3.17 vs. 81.42 +/- 7.19) of intervention group were higher than those of the control group (P < 0.01). The open-ended questionnaire survey revealed that the difficulties or challenges faced by the intervention group were mainly related to case analysis, group cooperation, learning material acquisition, and teacher guidance. Conclusion: Applying the mini-CEX teaching model based on nurse-faculty collaboration could cultivate nursing students ' competency, build a positive classroom climate, and improve the course achievement of students. (c) 2023 The authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the Chinese Nursing Association. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).