KMID : 0869920080140010030
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education 2008 Volume.14 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.37
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Effects of a Blended Learning Orientation Program for Clinical Practicums of Nursing Students
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Yi Yeo-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study proposed to examine the effects of a blended-learning orientation program executed for nursing students¡¯ clinical practice.
Method: The participants were 61 nursing students in the experimental group and 57 in the control group. For the experimental group, a blended-learning orientation program was executed by e-learning (on-line) and lecture-led training (off-line) from two-week before the start of clinical practice in medical-surgical nursing. For the control group, orientation was given in the traditional lecture-led training by distributing printed materials before clinical practice. A pre-test was conducted on the experimental and control group before clinical practice, and a post-test was conducted after two-week of clinical practice in order to examine the effects of the orientation program.
Results: After two-week of clinical practice, differences were observed between the experimental group and the control group in adaptation to clinical practice (F=10.242, p=.002), communication skills (F=4.305, p=.040) and clinical competence (F=6.823, p=.010).
Conclusions: The blended-learning orientation program enhanced nursing students¡¯ adaptation to clinical practice, improved their communication skill and increased their clinical competence. Accordingly, it is recommended to develop and apply practical education using blended-learning in the area of nursing science.
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KEYWORD
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Orientation, Clinical practice, Nursing students
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