Comparison of Different Teaching Methods in Increasing Nursing Students' Competencies for Safe Use of Medical Devices

Inonu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nurse's Role

Treatments: Other: Teach-back; Other: Video-assisted teaching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05952323

2023/4644

Details and patient eligibility

About

A significant portion of nursing practice involves the application of technical skills and the use of medical devices. Nowadays, the number and complexity of medical devices in healthcare settings are increasing. Therefore, it is of great importance for nurses to have appropriate knowledge and skills in this field to provide adequate and safe patient care.

Full description

Nursing education plays a vital role in equipping student nurses with the necessary knowledge and skills to become competent and reliable healthcare professionals. The use of interactive methods in education has a significant impact on enhancing nursing students' competencies. There is a lack of sufficient research in the literature regarding the effectiveness of teach-back and video-supported instruction on the safe use of medical devices. Hence, this study aims to compare the effectiveness of teach-back and video-supported teaching methods in enhancing nursing students' competencies in the safe use of medical devices.

The research will be conducted between September 2023 and May 2024 in a designated training room at the hospital where the clinical training of senior nursing students takes place. The sample of the study will consist of a total of 105 students, who will be divided into three groups using randomization: a teach-back group (35 students), a video-supported instruction group (35 students), and a control group (35 students). Data will be collected using the Student Information Form, Medical Device Usage Competency Self-Assessment Form, Medical Device Usage Competency Knowledge Test, and Medical Device Usage Competency Observer Evaluation Form. For data analysis, the normality of the data will first be determined using the Shapiro-Wilk normality test. Parametric tests will be used for normally distributed data, while non-parametric tests will be used for non-normally distributed data.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be a senior nursing student
• Be taking the Nursing Care Management course for the first time
• Have no previous work experience as a nurse outside of clinical training
• Have no visual, auditory, cognitive, or perceptual impairments
• Not have received any planned training program or course specifically on the use of infusion pumps, patient monitors, and suction devices
• Have access to an Android phone or computer for the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Have graduated from a Health Vocational High School.
• Be taking the Nursing Care Management course for the second time.
• Obtain a score above the predetermined threshold on the knowledge test.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

After obtaining the necessary legal and ethical permissions for data collection, the research will commence. During this stage of the study, participants who agree to take part in the research will be asked to fill out the informed consent form. To obtain the pre-test data for the research, all forms will be filled out. Students receiving standard care and continuing practice will be provided with information about the research. Pre-test and post-test data from the control group will be obtained concurrently with the study groups.

Teach-back group

Experimental group

Description:

To obtain the pre-test data for the research, all forms will be filled out. According to the prepared educational materials for medical devices, students will be trained using the teach-back method. After the training, students will be asked to demonstrate their skills in using medical devices then two weeks after the pre-test. The researcher will use the Medical Device Usage Competency Observer Evaluation Form to assess the student's competency in using medical devices and Medical Device Usage Competency Knowledge Test and the Medical Device Usage Competency Self-Assessment Form for post-test data.

Treatment:

Other: Teach-back

Video-assisted teaching group

Experimental group

Description:

After obtaining the pre-test data, students will be sent educational videos related to medical devices and asked to watch them. Then two weeks after sending the videos, students will be requested to demonstrate their skills in using medical devices. The researcher will assess the students' medical device usage competencies using the Medical Device Usage Competency Observer Evaluation Form, Medical Device Usage Competency Knowledge Test, and the Medical Device Usage Competency Self-Assessment Form for post-test data.

Treatment:

Other: Video-assisted teaching