Comparative study of virtual and traditional teaching methods on the interpretation of cardiac dysrhythmia in nursing students
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4 Departments of Nursing and Health Information Technology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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INTRODUCTION: Due to the importance of correct interpretation of electrocardiogram (ECG) in thequality of healthcare delivery, new educational methods are increasingly being implemented andevaluated. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to compare the traditional and virtual teachingmethods on the interpretation of cardiac dysrhythmia in nursing students.METHODS: The present study is a quasi‑experimental research with pretest and posttest design.Sixty nursing students in the seventh semester from schools of nursing in Urmia and Khoy citieswere randomly assigned to two virtual and traditional education groups. Students’ knowledge wasmeasured by a researcher‑made 30‑item test.RESULTS: The mean and standard deviation of the students’ scores in the traditional educationgroup was 11.20 ± 4.41 and 14.40 ± 4.62 and in the virtual group was 11.30 ± 2.74 and 18.43 ± 4.68,pre‑ and post‑training, respectively. Paired t‑test showed a significant difference between themean score of pretest and posttest in both types of training (P < 0.001). According to the results ofindependent sample t‑test, there were no significant differences between the two groups before thetraining (P > 0.05). However, in the posttraining period, there were significant differences betweentraditional and virtual education groups (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: Considering the results of this study, which shows the positive effects of virtualeducation method on nursing students’ knowledge about cardiac dysrhythmia, this method can beused as an alternative or complementary method to the traditional education.
