The application and effectiveness evaluation of microteaching model on the health education for trauma orthopedic patients who received external fixation treatment

Abstract

Objective To explore the application and effectiveness of microteaching model on the health education for trauma orthopedic patients who received external fixation treatment. Methods A total of 64 patients in our department who received external fixation treatment from January 2013 to January 2015 were randomly divided into the observation group and control group, 32 cases in each group.The control group carried out the conventional way for nursing and health education before discharge.While the observation group adopted the microteaching model for related nursing and health guidance.The mastering of the relative knowledge about external fixation, complications after operation, limb function activity, and the satisfaction for nursing job were compared between the two groups. Results The mastering of the relative knowledge about external fixation, limb function activity, the incidence rates of complications and satisfaction for the nursing work of the observation group were better than that of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant. Conclusions Microteaching model applied in the health education for patients with external fixation surgery can make the patients better master the relevant knowledge about external fixation health education and has a positive and promoting role for preventing the complications after surgery and promoting patients' healthy recovery and at the same time, it can improve the satisfaction for nursing, reflecting the people-oriented service idea. Key words: Microteaching; The orthopedic trauma; External fixation; Health education