Comparing the Effect of Two Teaching Methods on Nursing Students' Electrocardiography Interpretation Knowledge

H. Gholizadgougjehyaran; H. Motaarefi; M. Ashrafi

Scientific Journal of Medical Sciences. 2023;2(3): 109-112.

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Comparing the Effect of Two Teaching Methods on Nursing Students' Electrocardiography Interpretation Knowledge

H. Gholizadgougjehyaran ¹^*, H. Motaarefi ¹, M. Ashrafi ¹

¹ Department of Nursing, Khoy School of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

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Abstract

Aims: Due to the importance of the correct interpretation of electrocardiograms in the quality of medical services, new educational methods are increasingly being implemented and evaluated. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to compare teaching methods through smartphones and tutorial handbooks in the level of knowledge of electrocardiography interpretation in nursing students.
Materials & Methods: This experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design and a control group was conducted in final-semester nursing students of Khoy Faculty of Medical Sciences (n=35) and Khoy Islamic Azad University (n=35) in 2023. a questionnaire containing 30 questions related to interpreting the ECG in six major topics were used to collect data. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 22 software. The comparison between groups was conducted using Chi-square and independent sample T-tests.
Findings: The pre-test students' average scores were 18.64±2.44 in the smartphone group and 18.32±2.28 in the self-learning handbook group (p=0.635). These findings indicated the homogeneity of the two groups in terms of the knowledge of ECG interpretation before the intervention. There was a significant difference between the average scores of the two groups after the intervention, and education through smartphones was more effective on students' knowledge than education using the handbook method (p<0.0001).
Conclusion: Education through smartphones has a positive effect on nursing students' knowledge about the interpretation of ECG.

Keywords: Education [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68004, Smartphone [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2009, Self-Learning Handbook [Not in MeSH], Electrocardiography [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, Nursing Students [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mes