Comparing the effect of traditional and role‑play training methods on nursing students’ performance and satisfaction in the principles of patient education course
نویسندگان
1 Medical Education Department, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
2 Virtual School of Medical Education and Management Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Virtual School of Medical Education and Management Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran CommunityOriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Education is considered as one of the most important well‑known roles of nurses,which is based on the patients’ needs and awareness level. Thus, training the skill to nursing studentsis highly prioritized. The present study aimed to compare traditional and role‑play training methodson nursing students’ performance and satisfaction in the principles of patient education course.Materials and Methods: The present quasi‑empirical study was conducted in 2019 among 36fourth‑semester nursing students at the School of Nursing in Borujen branch. In this regard, thestudents were randomly divided into experimental (n = 18) and control (n = 18) groups and trainedthrough role‑play and traditional methods, respectively. The data were collected using demographicquestionnaire, training method satisfaction form, and student performance evaluation checklist (30items), among which the two last ones were researcher made. Then, data were analyzed by SPSSsoftware version 19 and using descriptive and analytical statistical tests such as Chi‑square andMann–Whitney.RESULTS: The results demonstrated a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) between the meanscore of students’ satisfaction with teaching method in the control (17.15 ± 0.89) and experimentalgroups (19.03 ± 1.49), as well as between that of their performance in the control and experimentalgroups (115.31 ± 2.07 and 118.28 ± 3.59, respectively).CONCLUSION: Based on the results, role‑play training method affected nursing students’performance in the principles of patient education course higher. Thus, using the method in trainingstudents and in‑service training for nursing personnel is recommended to education planners andnursing education authorities for improving the skill.
