Application of case teaching combined with reflection diary teaching mode in nursing students' teaching

Abstract

Objective To study the effect of case teaching combined with reflection diary teaching mode on improving nursing students' learning interest and clinical thinking ability. Methods 99 nursing students taking internship at the first department of cardiovascular medicine of our hospital from July, 2017 to July, 2018 were selected. 49 taking internship from July to December, 2017 were set as control group, and 50 from January to July, 2018 an observation group. The control group adopted one-to-one classroom teaching by clinical teachers; in addition, the teaching mode of case analysis combined with reflection diary was added in the observation group. The theoretical and operation examinations and questionnaire survey were used to evaluate the effects. Results The results of theoretical assessment, basic operation, and specialized operation were all better in the observation group than in the control group (all P<0.05). The percentages of learning interest and enthusiasm improvement were higher in the observation group than in the control group, with statistical differences (both P<0.05). Conclusions Case analysis combined with reflection diary teaching mode can effectively improve nursing students' learning interest in clinical teaching and clinical thinking ability, so it is worth being clinically generalized. Key words: Case analysis; Reflection diary; Clinical thinking ability; Nursing interns