Application of information technology in experimental teaching of Fundamentals of Nursing

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of information technology in experimental teaching of Fundamentals of Nursing. Methods From September 2016 to July 2017, we selected 163 nursing students of four classes in grade 2014 of nursing faculty in Nanjing Health School by cluster sampling as subjects. According to random number table, a total of 81 nursing students of two classes were set as control group, and 82 nursing students of other two classes were set as experimental group. Control group accepted traditional teaching method. On this basis, experimental group applied information technology teaching. We evaluated nursing students of two groups with the Evaluation Scale for Self-learning Ability of Nursing Specialty Students before and after intervention. We assessed nursing students of experimental group with the Information Technology Effect Evaluation Questionnaire. Results After intervention, the dimension score of learning motivation, self-management ability, information competency and the total score of the Evaluation Scale for Self-learning Ability of Nursing Specialty Students of nursing students in the experimental group were (31.85±4.85), (41.68±6.87), (22.09±4.87), (115.41±13.85) respectively higher than those (29.98±5.07), (39.77±5.82), (19.09±3.87), (107.68±12.57) of the control group with significant differences (t=2.553, 2.537, 2.837, 3.485; P<0.05). There were 81.7% of nursing students hope to be taught with the information technology teaching method. Conclusions Information technology can effectively improve nursing students' learning motivation, self-management ability and information competency. Besides, the application of information technology in traditional teaching is recognised by most nursing students. Key words: Students, nursing; Information technology; Fundamentals of nursing; Experimental teaching