Use of the design and self-confidence scales in the assessment of maternal-child realistic simulation

Background: The maternal-child simulation replaces or amplifies a real experience with supervision, being able to be applied in several levels of attention to health. Objective: To evaluate the realistic maternal-child simulation through the Design and Self-confidence scales. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach performed with 47 students of the Nursing course submitted to realistic simulation. After the simulation and debriefing, they answered two validated instruments that evaluated student satisfaction and self-confidence and the design of the scenario. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Results: The factorial analysis and the internal consistency analysis revealed good values (0.94 for the Satisfaction Scale, 0.92 for Design). The mean subscale scores for the elements of satisfaction and self-confidence ranged from 3.51 to 4.12 (from a possible score of 5); and the elements of the simulation design ranged from 3.91 to 4.51 (from a possible score of5). Conclusion: The Scales ofDesign and Self-confidence revealed goodindexes both of the scenario design and student self-confidence and the results were similar to other studies.