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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 10.
Published in final edited form as: Nurse Educ Pract. 2020 Nov 19;50:102928. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102928

Table 1.

Participant ratings of course effectiveness and confidence by module.

Item from Program Evaluation
Agree or Strongly Agree
N (%)
Module Module Module Overall
1 2 3

Before this module, I felt confident about this task. 54 29 24 22.6%
(34.1%) (18.4%) (15.2%)
Now that I have attended this module, I feel confident in my ability to perform this task. 145 116 126 81.7%
(91.8%) (73.4%) (79.8%)
I feel confident that I will use the skills I learned today. 154 152 146 95.3%
(97.4%) (96.2%) (92.4%)
The skills I learned today will allow me to provide better patient care. 154 153 146 95.6%
(97.5%) (96.9%) (92.4%)
The module/workshop prompted me to critically evaluate my own communication skills. 155 153 146 95.8%
(98.1%) (96.8%) (92.4%)
The experience of video feedback/large group role play was helpful to the development of my skills. 142 142 137 88.8%
(89.8%) (89.9%) (86.7%)
The skills I learned were reinforced through the feedback I received in the small group. 152 152 N/A 96.2%
(96.2%) (96.2%)
The small group/fishbowl facilitators were effective. 157 153 139 94.7%
(99.3%) (96.9%) (88.0%)

Note: Module 1 = responding empathically to patients; Module 2 = discussing death, dying, and end-of-life goals of care; Module 3 = responding to challenging interactions with families. Overall scores represent mean percentage across modules.