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Sunali Sharma1, Vinay Kumari1, Simarjeet Kaur1
1MM College of Nursing, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Background:
Nursing students face several challenges in learning about schizophrenia, primarily due to the disorder's complexity. Additionally, limited hands-on clinical experience leaves students less equipped and lacking decision-making skills. The emotional strain of managing severe mental health issues adds anxiety and stress, further complicating their learning. The aim is to compare the effectiveness of memory enhancement techniques (MET) based teaching and conventional teaching regarding schizophrenia in terms of knowledge and decision-making ability among nursing students.
Materials And Methods:
A quasi-experimental study was conducted using a nonequivalent control group pre- and post-test design on 74 nursing students studying in the 6th semester at selected nursing colleges in Ambala, Haryana. MET-based teaching was administered to the experimental group (n = 37) while the comparison group (n = 37) received Conventional teaching. Data were analyzed by using Parametric tests.
Results:
At the end of the intervention, the post-test knowledge scores of nursing students in the MET group were significantly higher than the Conventional teaching group (P < 0.01). The decision-making ability significantly improved at the end of the intervention in the MET group than the Conventional group.
Conclusion:
Both teaching strategies were effective in enhancing the knowledge of nursing students regarding schizophrenia. However, MET-based teaching was more effective in enhancing the knowledge and decision-making ability of nursing students. The conventional teaching was found to be ineffective in improving the decision-making ability.
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