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Sriyani Ramyalatha De Silva1, Michael G Gates, Allison D Waczek
1About the Authors Sriyani Ramyalatha De Silva, DHEd, RN, is an assistant professor, San Diego State University, School of Nursing, San Diego, California. Michael G. Gates, PhD, RN, is associate director and an associate professor, San Diego State University School of Nursing. Allison D. Waczek, MSN, FNP-C, CCD, is a family nurse practitioner, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, California. For more information, contact Dr. De Silva at sdesilva@sdsu.edu.
Abstract:
The aim of this experimental study was to examine whether nursing students' participation in an online comprehensive heart failure educational module enhances their knowledge and ability to apply heart failure education skills in a simulated standardized nurse-patient interaction. Findings suggest that students who received a heart failure educational module scored significantly higher on both an exam of heart failure knowledge and a simulated nurse-patient interaction. The results suggest that large gains can be made in nursing education by using innovative teaching strategies that move beyond normal classroom/lecture teaching techniques.