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Crib sheets or security blankets?

V K Drake, P Freed, J M Hunter

    Issues in Mental Health Nursing
    |July 14, 1998
    PubMed
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    Crib sheets, used as a nursing intervention, effectively decrease test anxiety for students in psychiatric/mental health nursing education. This method also provided unexpected benefits, validating its use in academic settings.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

    Background:

    • Test anxiety is a common issue for nursing students.
    • Traditional testing environments can exacerbate student stress.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of crib sheets as a nursing intervention to reduce test anxiety.
    • To explore any additional benefits of using crib sheets in nursing education.

    Main Methods:

    • Faculty sanctioned the use of crib sheets as a study tool.
    • Students created their own crib sheets for a psychiatric/mental health nursing course.
    • The impact on test anxiety was observed in a classroom setting.

    Main Results:

    • The use of crib sheets was found to be a sound intervention for reducing test-taking anxiety.

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  • Students' self-created crib sheets yielded unforeseen positive outcomes.

    • Conclusions:

    • Crib sheets can be a valuable and sanctioned tool to mitigate test anxiety in nursing students.
    • This intervention offers a practical approach to enhance the learning environment and student well-being.