Empowering Nursing Students: How Video-Based Teaching Enhances Urinary Catheterization Skills - A Randomized...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Clinical Skills Training
• Medical Simulation

Background:

• Effective clinical skills training is vital for nursing students.
• Urinary catheterization is a fundamental yet challenging nursing procedure.
• Traditional teaching methods may require enhancement for skill mastery.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the efficacy of video-based self-assessment in teaching urinary catheterization to nursing students.
• To compare the effectiveness of video-assisted education with conventional methods.
• To assess the impact on both knowledge and practical skills.

Main Methods:

• Randomized, single-blind, parallel-group controlled trial.
• 61 undergraduate nursing students were allocated to experimental (video-assisted) or control (conventional) groups.
• Pretest and posttest assessments were conducted for knowledge and skills.

Main Results:

• The experimental group showed significantly higher urinary catheterization placement skills compared to the control group (P<0.001).
• While urinary system knowledge scores improved in the experimental group, the difference between groups was not statistically significant.
• Within the experimental group, knowledge scores showed a statistically significant improvement from pretest to posttest.

Conclusions:

• Video-based self-assessment is an effective tool for enhancing nursing students' urinary catheterization skills.
• This method contributes to the development of essential professional competencies in nursing.
• Integrating video-assisted learning can improve practical skill acquisition in clinical education.