Abstract

Studying the effectiveness of film and video to selected nursing to freshman nursing students at Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

Author(s):Maryam Izadi Laybidi and Shayesteh Salehi

Nursing education puts emphasize on the student's achievement to the ultimate goals of education, that is, the competency and efficiency indifferent field sand ultimately fulfillment of a patient's care needs. The present research was conducted with aim of determining the effectiveness of these of film and video to teach selected nursing procedures to nursing students at Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan). The study sample consisted of all first semester nursing students of Islamic Azad University Isfahan (Khorasgan). in the academic year 2013-2014. 52 nursing students were selected as the sample through census. The sample was randomly divided into control and experimental group. the experimental group used film and video In addition to usual tutorials. instruments used in this study included evaluating check lists of techniques to assess pulse, breathing control, blood pressure control with stethoscope, placement of the nasogastric tube, feeding through inserting a nasogastric tube and removing the nasogastric tube. Data were analyzed trough and relative distribution of the mean, standard deviation, and T-test. The data showed that the mean score of the experimental group in doing the required nursingtechniqueswas85. 86 ± 15.38andthe mean score of the control group was 65.41± 12.67 and this difference was statistically significant byTtest, P <0.001. The results showed that the using film and video in learning nursing techniques has been useful and has increased the mean scores in the control group.

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