Advocacy-Focused Simulation to Strengthen Nursing Students’ Speaking-up Confidence: A Mixed-methods Pilot Study

Authors

• Daphne Thomas, Brigham Young University - Provo
• Adrianna Lorraine Watson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
• Sharon Mann, Utah Valley University
• Stacie Hunsaker, Brigham Young University - Provo
• Greg Snow, Brigham Young University - Provo
• Brigg Trendler, Brigham Young University - Provo

Keywords

nursing education, nursing simulation, speaking up, advocacy, patient safety, clinical, nurse well-being, moral courage, moral agency, moral distress

Original Publication Citation

Thomas, D., Watson, A. L., Mann, S., Hunsaker, S., Snow, G., & Trendler, B. (2026). Advocacy-focused simulation to strengthen nursing students’ speaking-up confidence: A mixed-methods pilot study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 120, 102080. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2026.102080

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Thomas, Daphne; Watson, Adrianna Lorraine; Mann, Sharon; Hunsaker, Stacie; Snow, Greg; and Trendler, Brigg, "Advocacy-Focused Simulation to Strengthen Nursing Students’ Speaking-up Confidence: A Mixed-methods Pilot Study" (2026). Faculty Publications. 10124.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/10124

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2026-10-05

Publisher

Clinical Simulation in Nursing

Language

English

College

Nursing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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