The Effect of Podcast Use on Waste Management on Nursing Students'

April 22, 2026 updated by: Yadigar Ordu, Necmettin Erbakan University

The Effect of Podcast Use on Waste Management on Nursing Students' Knowledge Level and Satisfaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study will be conducted to measure the effect of podcast use on waste management on nursing students' knowledge and satisfaction. The study was planned as a randomized controlled pretest-posttest study. The study sample will consist of 100 first-year students (50: Control; 50: Intervention) enrolled in the 2025-2026 Spring semester at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Nursing. The study is planned to be conducted in February-March 2026 during the Spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Data will be collected from first-year nursing students in a face-to-face classroom setting. Data will be collected using a "Personal Information Form," a "Waste Management Knowledge Test," and a "Satisfaction with Teaching Methods Survey." The data obtained from the study will be analyzed in a computer environment using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Data will be evaluated using descriptive statistics. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test will be used to assess data for normal distribution. If data are normally distributed, the Independent Samples t-test will be used to compare two independent groups, the Paired Samples t-test will be used to compare two dependent groups, and the Pearson correlation will be used to compare the relationships between scales. If data are not normally distributed, the Mann-Whitney U test will be used to compare two groups.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

As with all healthcare professionals, student nurses may experience negative outcomes during clinical practice, such as infection transmission and sharps injuries. Proper waste disposal is crucial for the safety of patients and healthcare professionals, as is the knowledge level of both nurses and student nurses regarding waste management. Hospital-acquired infections can be prevented through medical waste management. It is equally important for nurses to be knowledgeable about preventing hospital-acquired infections. Equally important, student nurses should receive training in this area. Descriptive studies on waste management among nursing students have identified a lack of knowledge about waste management, and demographic characteristics (such as age, gender, and waste management training) influence their knowledge levels. The literature review found no studies other than descriptive studies on waste management. Student nurses are more likely to encounter problems such as infection transmission or sharps injuries when they first enter clinical practice. Waste management is crucial for student nurses to avoid these problems. Unless waste management is properly learned and implemented, patients and all healthcare professionals may be exposed to infectious infections such as hospital-acquired infections. To protect human and environmental health, waste management should be taught and practiced from the first year of nursing onward. Podcasts allow for the reach of a very wide audience. Podcast use is increasing in undergraduate nursing education. However, there is still a lack of literature evaluating the impact of podcast use in health education. It has been found that using topic-appropriate podcasts in undergraduate nursing education increases the knowledge and practical skills of nursing students. Podcats are an effective, innovative, and cost-effective learning technique for social interaction. The use of podcasts as a learning technique in health education has resulted in behavioral changes and increased satisfaction. In a study using podcasts in conjunction with a different learning technique, nursing students were asked to listen to a podcast before class using a flipped classroom method. This study observed that the use of podcasts in learning supports flexibility in education.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

91

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

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time.
  • Voluntarily participating in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having graduated from a Health Vocational High School or having previously taken the
  • Fundamentals of Nursing course,
  • Having difficulty understanding and speaking Turkish,
  • Not attending the theoretical training on the day of the waste management course,
  • Having hearing loss, requiring the use of hearing aids, or having a condition that prevents the use of headphones,
  • Not having the necessary equipment (phone, headphones, or internet access) to listen to the podcast content,
  • Not attending the podcast event.

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Theoretical lectures and podcast listening
Other: Podcast listening
A podcast will be prepared to teach waste management to nursing students. Students will be able to listen to the podcast.
No Intervention: Control
Theoretical lectures

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Waste management information
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
Nursing students' waste management knowledge levels will be determined. The "Waste Management Knowledge Test," developed by the researchers, will be used for this purpose.
Up to 1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Satisfaction with the teaching method
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
Nursing students' satisfaction with learning by listening to podcasts will be determined. A "Satisfaction with Teaching Methods Survey" developed by the researchers will be used for this purpose.
Up to 1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Necmettin Erbakan University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 4, 2026

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 11, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

March 25, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 17, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

November 21, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Podcast

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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