Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of crossword and word search puzzles on the knowledge of first-year nursing students regarding parenteral medication administration. Material and Methods: It was a pretest-posttest parallel-group, randomized controlled study. Conducted from April to June 2023, this study involved 164 nursing students enrolled in the fundamentals of nursing course. Based on baseline measurements, the students were stratified block-randomized into intervention and control groups. The intervention group received theoretical and practical training, followed by engaging with crossword and word search puzzles designed to reinforce their learning. In contrast, the control group continued with the standard curriculum consisting only of theoretical lectures and laboratory practice without puzzle-based activities. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups' in-group pre-test and post-test scores (p<0.05). However, there was a difference between the normalized change scores between groups (p<0.05), and the effect size was determined as d=1.66. Over half of the students reported that puzzles improved their understanding of concept relationships (56.1%), topics (54.9%), key information (53.7%), and self-evaluation (51.2%).Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that integrating puzzles into nursing education can significantly enhance learning outcomes. Crossword and word search puzzles were shown to promote a deeper understanding and better retention of concepts related to parenteral medication administration. This research suggests including innovative and interactive teaching tools in nursing curricula.
Keywords: Nursing students; medication therapy management; knowledge; randomized controlled trial
Amaç: Bu çalışma, çapraz ve kelime arama bulmacalarının hemşirelik birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin parenteral ilaç uygulamasına ilişkin bilgilerine etkisini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Ön test-son test paralel gruplu, randomize kontrollü bir çalışmadır. NisanHaziran 2023 tarihleri arasında yürütülen bu çalışmaya, hemşirelik esasları dersine kayıtlı 164 hemşirelik öğrencisi katılmıştır. Öğrenciler, başlangıç ölçümlerine göre tabakalı blok-randomizasyon ile müdahale ve kontrol gruplarına atanmıştır. Müdahale grubu teorik ve pratik eğitim almış, ardından öğrendiklerini pekiştirmek için tasarlanmış çapraz ve kelime arama bulmacalarını çözmüştür. Buna karşılık kontrol grubu, bulmaca temelli aktiviteler olmaksızın sadece teorik dersler ve laboratuvar uygulamalarından oluşan standart müfredata devam etmiştir. Bulgular: Müdahale ve kontrol gruplarının grup içi ön test ve son test puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Bununla birlikte, gruplar arasında normalleştirilmiş değişim puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmuş (p<0,05) ve etki büyüklüğü d=1,66 olarak belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin yarısından fazlası bulmacaların kavram ilişkileri (%56,1), konular (%54,9), anahtar bilgiler (%53,7) ve öz-değerlendirme (%51,2) konusundaki anlayışlarını geliştirdiğini bildirmiştir. Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonucu, bulmacaların hemşirelik eğitimine entegre edilmesinin öğrenme çıktılarını önemli ölçüde artırabileceğini göstermektedir. Çapraz ve kelime arama bulmacalarının parenteral ilaç uygulamasıyla ilgili kavramların daha iyi anlaşılmasını ve daha iyi akılda tutulmasını sağladığı saptanmıştır. Bu araştırma, yenilikçi ve interaktif öğretim araçlarının hemşirelik müfredatına dâhil edilmesini önermektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Hemşirelik öğrencileri; ilaç tedavisi yönetimi; bilgi; randomize kontrollü çalışma
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