Development of a self-learning system for chest auscultation skills using an RFID reader for nursing students

Abstract

The purposes of this study are (1) To develop a chest auscultation self-learning system for nursing students with which both a self-learning tool and an evaluation tool are integrated, and (2) To evaluate the system whether nursing students are able to acquire the chest ausculation skills. We have developed a system using RFID tags and RFID reader (TECCO). Six nursing students used this system for 15 min, and received feedback after each performance from this system. The students’ performance was evaluated. The highest score was 85, and the lowest score was 10. The range of practice time was between 5 and 13. The differences between highest score and lowest score for each examinee ranged from 63 to 25. The results indicated that nursing students can learn the chest auscultation skills using this system even they spend a limited time for practice if they use repeatedly.