Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the CICAA (Connect, Identify, Understand, Agree, Agree and Assist) scale when used in high-fidelity clinical simulation in nursing students. Methodology: Observational cross-sectional analytical study in a sample of 154 nursing students, to whom the CICAA scale was applied during the development of high-fidelity clinical simulations. The results of the scale were subjected to psychometric tests. Results: The CICAA scale presented 29 components with their respective eigenvalues and four principal components accounting for 67.782% of the total variance explained. The overall internal con-sistency of the scale showed an α-Cronbach's coefficient of 0.956. Conclusion: The CICAA scale has been shown to be a reliable and valid instrument to assess communication skills of nursing students in high fidelity clinical simulations.