Effect of and satisfaction with www.elearnSCI.org for training of nurse students: A submodule pilot study

Abstract

Study design:Interventional training session.Objective:To investigate the effect and satisfaction with didactic training using printed text of a submodule of www.elearnSCI.org for nurse students and to assess the answers of each question. Setting:A Peking University teaching hospital. Methods:Twenty-eight nurse students in two groups (14 in each) were involved. Only group A received a translated print-out of the slides from the 'Nursing management' submodule in www.elearnSCI.org for 1-h self-study before the class. At the beginning of class, both groups were tested using the self assessment questions. Then, a lecture according to the content of this submodule was carried out and afterwards both groups answered the self assessment questions again. Finally, both groups filled in a training course satisfaction questionnaire. Results:At the beginning of the class, the mean score (max 9) of the self assessment in group A was 7.1±1.1, which was significantly higher than that in group B (4.9±1.7, P=0.001). After the lecture, the mean score of the self assessment in group A had insignificantly increased to 7.4±1.3, whereas in group B it increased significantly to 6.9±0.8 (P<0.001). The mean score (max 50) of the training course satisfaction questionnaire was 42.8±5.2. Sixty-four percentage of the students indicated that they were very satisfied (overall score ≥42) with the training and no students were unsatisfied (overall score <30). Conclusion:Self-study and lecture presentation are effective methods for training the content of www.elearnSCI.org to nurse students. The training satisfaction of this submodule within the www.elearnSCI.org is favorable.