Effectiveness of Module Based Learning and Mobile Application Based Learning Regarding Facility Based Newborn Care Among Nursing Students

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mobile Application Based Learning

Treatments: Other: Mobile application based learning; Other: Module based learning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03224663

779

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study evaluates the effectiveness of Module based learning and Mobile application based learning regarding Facility based newborn care among nursing students.Total 70 Nursing students were randomly allocated to MBL and MABL group . First 35 students received MBL based teaching and next 35 students received MABL teaching.

Full description

a comparative study was done to assess the effectiveness of Module based learning and Mobile application based learning regarding Facility based newborn care among nursing students.

MODULE GROUP

Day 1: Pre assessment of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done and practice through observation checklist by OSCE method .

Day 2: Module based Teaching administered to nursing students who were present on the data collection. Teaching and Hands on sessions were given to students by investigator. Introduction regarding Module and topics: Prevention of infection (Hand washing), Kangaroo Mother Care, Feeding of normal and low birth weight babies (Attachment during feeding, Paladai Feeding), Common Procedures (Oxygen administration, Insertion and Orogastric Tube Feeding, Weight Recording of a Newborn)

Day 15th = Post-test of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done in BSc. Nursing 3rd year classroom and practice through observation checklist by OSCE method Post-test of knowledge took 45 minutes.

MOBILE APPLICATION BASED GROUP

Day 16th = Pre assessment of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done in BSc. Nursing 3rd year classroom of M.M Institute of Nursing and practice through observation checklist by OSCE method

Day 17th = Mobile Application based Teaching administered to nursing students who were randomly selected. Teaching and videos were given to students by investigator in MM Institute of Nursing.

Introduction regarding Mobile Application and topics: Modules on Normal baby, At Risk baby, Sick Newborn, Videos on Attachment during feeding, Paladai Feeding, Oxygen administration, Kangaroo Mother Care, Insertion and Orogastric Tube Feeding, Weight Recording of a Newborn, Hand washing, Posters on Hand washing, Kangaroo Mother Care

Day 30th = Post-assessment of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done and practice through OSCE method

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BSc Nursing 3rd. Year students who were present at the time of data collection

Exclusion criteria

• BSc Nursing 3rd. Year students who were not having Android phone in MABL group

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Module based learning

Experimental group

Description:

Module based learning is self-reading method using learner's guide module on FBNC provided by Department of Pediatrics

Treatment:

Other: Module based learning

Mobile application based learning

Experimental group

Description:

Mobile application based learning is learning method using android based mobile application on Facility Based Newborn Care provided by Division of Department of Pediatrics "WHO-CC AIIMS FBNC" deals with posters, videos, Modules.

Treatment:

Other: Mobile application based learning