Investigation of The Effectiveness of Two Different Training Methods in Teaching Sterile Technique And Surgical Hand Washing
Project no. 20513 · Status: Kapanmış · 2019
Summary
<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Video training has many advantages over traditional training, such as providing individualized learning, efficiency, convenience. It is imperative for nursing students to learn sterile surgical technique and hand washing because the use of the appropriate technique helps prevent surgical site infections. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effectiveness of two different training methods in teaching sterile technique and surgical hand washing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A number of videos have been created to teach sterile technique and surgical hand washing. A randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of two different training methods: video training and skill demonstration. The first-year nursing students (n: 80) who agreed to participate in the study were divided into two groups (group A of 40 students, group B of 40 students) by the simple random method: a total of 67 students (initiative group 35 students and control group 32 students) completed the study. The control group participated in a skill demonstration led by a surgical nursing instructor. The initiative group came by watching the shared videos, and on the day of the application, the videos were made to be watched again by the instructor. In both groups, post-training application skills were evaluated with skill assessment forms. A 12-item multiple choice test was conducted to test the participants' theoretical training and post-practice knowledge. Each group then completed the questionnaire evaluating the training method. The data were evaluated with SPSS 26 program.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the students in the control group was x=19.12±0.94 (Min:18, Max:21), and the mean age of the students in the intervention group was x=19.14±0.84 (Min:18, Max:21). 87.5% of the students (n:28) in the control group and 82.9% of the students (n:29) in the intervention group were women. When the correct answers given by the students to the questions about infection control were examined, it was determined that although the pretest scores of the students in the control group were significantly higher (p<0.05), there was no significant difference between the posttest scores of the students in the intervention and control groups (p>0.05). It was determined that there was a significant relationship between wearing apron and gloves pre-test and post-test scores of the students in the intervention group, and their post-test scores were higher (p<0.05). In terms of sterile technique and surgical hand washing skill level, it was determined that the intervention group had a higher level of proficiency in applying the skill steps. It was determined that the students in the control group had a higher mean score of satisfaction with the educational methods than the students in the intervention group, and there was a significant difference between the groups (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It was determined that the students in the intervention group gave correct answers to the questions about infection control and the level of skill proficiency was higher than the results of the students in the control group, and the students in the control group had a higher average score of satisfaction with the education methods than the students in the intervention group.</p>