C.0685.CThe effect of a web-based tool on nursing skills learning

D.F. Lu, Z.C. Lin, Y. Li

ABSTRACTThe primary purpose of this study is to compare the effect of web-based learning design and traditional classroom teaching in learning the nursing skill of intra-muscular injection. The study used quasi-experimental design. A group of nursing students in a junior college nursing program in the eastern Taiwan was recruited into the study. Four classes of students were randomly assigned to experimental (N = 80) and control groups (N = 67). All subjects received traditional in-class lectures and skill lab practice on intro-muscular injections (both knowledge and skill demonstrations). The experimental groups received additional interactions with instructors via web-based learning tools (e-learning). The same in-class lecture content was video taped and streamed up to the e-learning

program. Students who had access to e-learning were able to view the content as often as desired and post their comments and questions to the instructors and students via chat room and e-mails function in the e-learning. The Statistical Software Package for Social Science (SPSS 11.5 for Windows) was used for data analysis. Independent t test was used to compare scores from the two groups. The study found that the subjects in experimental group had significantly higher scores in the nursing skills tests (P = .003), but not in the knowledge test. Resul

ts indicate that the web-based design can be an effective learning tool for teaching nursing skills.