Volume : 5, Issue : 9, September - 2016

Efficacy of two different methods of teaching on students competencies in performing nursing procedure among undergraduate nursing students

Mrs. Jaya Pranoykumar Gawai, Dr. Prof. Alka Rawekar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Background: The concept of competency is completion of a single task of any nursing procedure at the bed side. In repeated practice at the clinical practice the task becomes the competency. This focuses on the underlying complexities involved in the performance of roles on the standardized patients by health care professionals. Objectives of the study: To assess the effectiveness of clinical teaching for cranial nerve examination. To assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching for cranial nerve examination and to compare the effectiveness of clinical teaching and video assisted teaching for cranial nerve examination. Materials and Methods: In this study, Evaluative comparative research approach was used. Research Design was Comparative, interventional, Cross over design.Samples were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Samples were selected from Third year Basic B.Sc. Nursing students of Srimathi Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing and the Sample Size were 50.Results: Assessment of competency score of the nursing students in group A before Clinical teaching and group B before video assisted teaching at pre test all the students had poor level of competency score because the students were exposed at first time to that particular procedure at the bed side. Assessment of competency score of the nursing students after Clinical Teaching 8% of them had good and 92% of them had excellent level of competency score. Assessment of competency score of the nursing students shows after Video Assisted Teaching, 60% of them had good and 40% of them had excellent level of competency score. Both the instructional methods are equally good but they are having their own strength and limitations in demonstrating skill at the bed side. Conclusion: Clinical competency can be improved only by more than two methods of teaching and repeated practice of clinical skills.</p>