The Effect of Peer Education on the Knowledge and Skill Levels of Nursing Students

July 16, 2024 updated by: Signem ANOL KILIÇ, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

The Effect of Peer Education on the Knowledge and Skill Levels of Nursing Students in Physical Evaluation of the Newborn: A Pre/Post-test Comparative Study

This study was planned to determine the impact of peer education and instruction received from the instructor on the knowledge and skill levels of students in the physical assessment of the newborn.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Nursing education is a process that involves the transfer of theoretical knowledge, skills, and attitudes based on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains into clinical practice.The aim is to train nurses who are capable of evidence-based intervention in line with holistic care principles in clinical settings. However, the process of transferring theoretical knowledge and skills acquired by students into clinical practices takes place in complex social environments in clinics, unlike traditional classroom settings.

Among student-centered teaching methods, 'peer education' has gained considerable attention in recent years. If peer-to-peer education can attain similar learning outcomes as standard teaching methods, it is believed that it can be applied to learning objectives encompassing many professional knowledge and skill techniques.

Physical examination of the newborn requires considerable knowledge, skill and experience.

This situation is known to impose limitations on nursing students in applying and learning newborn care based on atraumatic care principles in clinical settings. Additionally, the fear of causing harm to the newborn or inflicting pain experienced by nursing students creates emotional and mental stress situations, making it difficult for the instructor to teach and reinforce care practices in newborn nursing.

Therefore, this study was planned to compare the difference between peer educators and instructors in the physical examination of newborns in nursing students.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Zonguldak, Turkey, 67600
        • Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 18 years
  • Volunteer to participate in the study
  • 4th-year nursing students

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-volunteering

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
Peer educator students group (a group of six senior nursing students), provided Newborn Physical Assessment training to 4th-year students in the nursing laboratory every week. Each training was conducted with a group of 5 students. This each training consisted of 30 minutes of theoretical presentation using a PowerPoint presentation material and 20 minutes of skills application on a newborn model, totaling 50 minutes. Before the training, the NPA-KT was administered, and the students' skills were evaluated using the NPA-SCL. At the end of the training, the NPA-KT and the Peer Support Scale were administered to the students. Three weeks after the training, the students' knowledge levels were re-evaluated using the NPA-KT.
Other: Peer education
experimental group
Active Comparator: Control Group
The researchers provided Newborn Physical Assessment training to 4th-year students in the nursing laboratory every week. Each training was conducted with a group of 5 students. This training consisted of 30 minutes of theoretical presentation using a PowerPoint presentation material and 20 minutes of skills application on a newborn model, totaling 50 minutes. Before the training, the NPA-KT was administered, and the students' skills were evaluated using the NPA-SCL. At the end of the training, the NPA-KT and the Peer Support Scale were administered to the students. Three weeks after the training, the students' knowledge levels were re-evaluated using the NPA-KT.
Other: control group
instruction training
Other Names:
  • instruction training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Newborn Physical Assessment Skills Control List (NPA-SCL)
Time Frame: In this study, the skill level of the students was measured at the time of application in the laboratory after the training after the training in 1 hour.
NPA-SCL includes the measurement and evaluation of a newborn's height, weight, head circumference, chest circumference, and abdominal circumference. objectively evaluate the student during the laboratory practice conducted in the study, the NPA-SCL was prepared by the responsible researchers based on the literature. In the evaluation of the Control List, the student is expected to evaluate each item as 'Not Applied=0 points', 'Partially Applied=1 point', and 'Applied=2 points' according to their performance. The minimum score a student can receive from the Control List is 0 points and the maximum is 46 points. After the form was prepared by the researchers, it was presented to 6 experts. Based on expert opinions, the form was finalized.
In this study, the skill level of the students was measured at the time of application in the laboratory after the training after the training in 1 hour.
The Newborn Physical Assessment Knowledge Test (NPA-KT)
Time Frame: In the study, knowledge level of the students was measured with pre-test (before the training), post-test 1 (after the training in one hour), and post-test 2 (3 weeks later)
This form, prepared by researchers based on the literature, consists of 20 questions. Each question is worth 5 points. Participants are expected to answer each item on the knowledge test as 'Correct', 'Incorrect', or 'Don't know'. Scores on the knowledge test range from a minimum of '0 points' to a maximum of '100 points'. After the form was prepared by the researchers, it was presented to 3 faculty members from the Department of Fundamentals of Nursing and 3 faculty members from the Department of Child Health and Diseases Nursing for their opinions. Based on their expert opinion, the form was finalized
In the study, knowledge level of the students was measured with pre-test (before the training), post-test 1 (after the training in one hour), and post-test 2 (3 weeks later)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Peer Support Scale (PSS)
Time Frame: Within one hour after the training was completed, only the peer support level of the intervention group was measured.
The Peer Support Scale was developed by Kuo et al. in 2007 to measure nursing students' collaboration with each other. The scale consists of a total of 17 items, comprising three subscales: physical support, academic support, and emotional support. The overall score of the scale provides the score for nursing students' collaborative behaviors with each other. All items on the scale are positively phrased and rated on a 4-point Likert scale: Disagree (1), Partially Disagree (2), Agree (3), Completely Agree (4). In the study
Within one hour after the training was completed, only the peer support level of the intervention group was measured.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 6, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 16, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

June 16, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 16, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 16, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 255515

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

I want to share my research protocol after one year.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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