Microteaching Method on Urinary Catheterization Practice Skill

The Effect of the Microteaching Method on Urinary Catheterization Practice Skills and Level of Satisfaction: Randomised Controlled Trial

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of the microteaching approach on the urinary catheterization skills and satisfaction levels of nursing students.

Desing: The study was conducted using a randomised controlled trial design. Methods: The study was conducted between February and May 2025 in the Department of Nursing at a university in eastern Türkiye. A power analysis determined that the sample size should be 60 students (30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group). Data were collected using the "Student Information Form", the "Urinary Catheterisation Skill Assessment Checklist" and the "Visual Analog Scale-Satisfaction".

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Nursing Caries
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Microteaching education method

Detailed Description

During the first two weeks of the study, students in both the experimental and control groups received four hours of theoretical and practical training in urinary catheterization each week. In the third week, pre-test data was collected from both the experimental and control groups. As part of this process, students were given the 'Student Information Form', the 'Urinary Catheterisation Skill Assessment Checklist' and the 'Visual Analog Scale-Satisfaction', and asked to complete them. To assess the students' skill levels in the groups, a researcher and an independent observer evaluated each student's urinary catheterisation skills individually using an unobserver-participation observation method. The results of the evaluation were recorded on checklists.

From the fourth week onwards, the experimental group underwent training using the microteaching method. The skill of performing urinary catheterization was taught over the course of six weeks using this method.

Meanwhile, the students in the control group continued their education using traditional teaching methods for five weeks.

Post-test data were collected from students in the experimental and control groups in Week 10.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey (Türkiye)
  • Malatya
    • Malatya, Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye), 44280
      • Hakime Aslan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be taking Principles of Nursing II for the first time.
• To consent to the evaluation of your clinical practice and to its video recording.
• To volunteer to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have completed training in urinary system procedures, in addition to basic nursing education.
• Have graduated from a vocational high school or an associate degree programme in a health-related field.
• Be willing to leave the research process.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group; Control
Experimental: Intervention; Microteaching education	Behavioral: Microteaching education method; During the first two weeks of the study, students in both the experimental and control groups received four hours of theoretical and practical training in urinary catheterization each week. Each student was given the opportunity to perform the procedure at least once, and those who performed it inadequately or incompletely were allowed to repeat it. In the third week, pre-test data was collected from both the experimental and control groups. As part of this process, students were given the 'Student Information Form', the 'Urinary Catheterisation Skill Assessment Checklist' and the 'Visual Analog Scale-Satisfaction', and asked to complete them. From the fourth week onwards, the experimental group underwent training using the microteaching method. The skill of performing urinary catheterization was taught over the course of six weeks using this method. Post-test data were collected from students in the experimental and control groups in Week 10.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effect of Urinary Catheterization Skill	During the first two weeks of the study, students in both the experimental and control groups received four hours of theoretical and practical training in urinary catheterisation each week. In the third week, pre-test data was collected from both the experimental and control groups. As part of this process, students were given the 'Student Information Form', the 'Urinary Catheterisation Skill Assessment Checklist' To assess the students' skill levels in the groups, a researcher and an independent observer evaluated each student's urinary catheterisation skills individually using an unobserver-participation observation method. The results of the evaluation were recorded on checklists. Post-test data were collected from students in the experimental and control groups in Week 10.	10 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effect of satisfiction	During the first two weeks of the study, students in both the experimental and control groups received four hours of theoretical and practical training in urinary catheterisation each week. In the third week, pre-test data was collected from both the experimental and control groups. As part of this process, students were given the 'Student Information Form', the ''VAS Satisfaction Scale'' to assess the students' satisfaction with teaching method levels in the groups. Post-test data were collected from students in the experimental and control groups in Week 10.	10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Inonu University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Aslan H, Erci B. The effect of playing games with toys made with medical materials in children with cancer on pain during intravenous treatment. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Feb;20(1):84-93. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521000390.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2025
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 15, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): September 15, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): April 14, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 14, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Nursing; Catheterization; Microteaching; Satisfaction,; Skill,; Student,
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavior; Personal Satisfaction
• Other Study ID Numbers: Hakime Aslann

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