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 consistency 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.