The Effect of Computer Based Learning (CBL) Regarding Endotracheal Airway Suctioning on Knowledge and Skill Retention of Third Year Pediatric Nursing Students

Rasha Gad,Prof Dr Mohammed El-Bayoumi,Dr Magda Abd El-Aziz,Prof Dr Azza Darwish

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2012.107807

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Abstract

Endotracheal airway suctioning (ETS) is one of the important pediatric nursing skills that should be used only after careful assessment. High qualified pediatric nursing care requires interesting in clinical skill education and seeking innovative learning methods. Reviewed studies comparing the effectiveness of CBL with traditional methods reported lack of studies that tested knowledge or skill retention. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effect of CBL regarding ETS on knowledge and skill retention of third year pediatric nursing students. A total 120 students were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught used an interactive, multimedia, self-directed computer-based learning module. The control group was taught used face to face lecture and demonstration in a pediatric clinical skills laboratory. Data were collected using knowledge test at four time points and at three time points using ETS performance checklist. The study revealed that CBL method produce significant cognitive gains and higher skill performance scores for the experimental students at immediate follow up but the retained knowledge was almost similar in both groups at 2 weeks follow up. The experimental group achieved significant higher differences emerging in retained knowledge at the 6 week follow up and in retained skill performance at 2 & 6weeksfollow ups. The findings indicated that CBL was an effective strategy for teaching both knowledge and practice. It also produced better knowledge and skill retention than in case of traditional learning method.

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Clinical skills competency can affect pediatric patient care and safety because clinical education is very important for high quality nursing care[1]
Aim of the study: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of computer based learning (CBL) regarding endotracheal airway suctioning on knowledge and skill retention of third year pediatric nursing students
The effect of Computer based learning (CBL) on performance scores:The present study revealed that the students using CBL achieved higher skill performance scores compared to traditional learning methods due to more interest provoked by new learning environment.These findings are in agreement with the findings of Beeckman et al, 2008(16) Kaveevivitchai et al, 2009 [17] and Lu et al, 2009(18) who reported that students achieved higher skill performance scores using CAL compared to traditional learning methods

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Clinical skills competency can affect pediatric patient care and safety because clinical education is very important for high quality nursing care[1]. The demands of caring for acutely ill patients in recent years, big students’ numbers and staffing shortages have made teaching opportunities so difficult in many clinical areas, potentially limiting the support available for each nursing students to learn in practice. All these issues have compelled nurse educators to seek alternative methods for clinical teaching [2]. Rather than the conventional classroom and instructor or professor setting, computer based training, for example change management tools involves learning using software applications installed in computers

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