Development of handoff education program using sbar for nursing students and its effect on self-efficacy, communication ability and clinical performance ability

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop a handoff education program for nursing students and examine the effects of it on nursing students’self-efficacy, communication ability, and clinical performance ability. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest method. The experimental group (n=31) received handoff education using SBAR; the control group (n=31) received non-SBAR handoff education. Self-efficacy, communication ability, clinical performance ability were measured to evaluate the effects of the program. Results: The experimental group showed significant improvements in self-efficacy (p