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Interactive videodisc instruction is an alternative method for learning and performing a critical nursing skill
1Department of Nursing, Worchester State College, Massachusetts, USA.
Computers in Nursing
|May 1, 1997
Summary
Interactive videodisc instruction (IVDI) offers a viable alternative to traditional lectures for learning nursing skills. While IVDI groups showed higher scores, both methods proved equally effective for performing critical nursing tasks.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Educational Technology
Background:
- Traditional lecture/demonstration methods are standard for teaching critical nursing skills.
- Interactive videodisc instruction (IVDI) presents a potential alternative for psychomotor skill acquisition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the effectiveness of IVDI versus traditional lecture/demonstration for learning and performing a critical nursing skill.
- To evaluate the impact of small group computer-based learning on self-efficacy and achievement.
Main Methods:
- Randomized controlled trial comparing IVDI in small groups to traditional lecture/demonstration.
- Subjects performed a re-demonstration of intravenous therapy skills post-instruction.
Main Results:
- The IVDI group scored higher on the overall re-demonstration.
- No significant difference was found in the effective performance of the critical nursing skill between the two groups.
Conclusions:
- IVDI is a suitable self-paced, independent study method for learning psychomotor nursing skills.
- Small group computer-based learning positively influences self-efficacy and achievement in nursing students.