Edpuzzle Application in Improving Nursing Students' Metric and Drug Dose Calculation Skills in a Virtual Learning Environment: Mixed Methods Study

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 943 - 951, 29.12.2024

Yadigar Ordu , Sakine Yılmaz , Gözde Özaras Öz

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1282606

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of Edpuzzle application on nursing students' metric conversion and drug dose calculation skills.
Methods: 84 nursing students participated in parallel groups in the mixed model single-blind randomized controlled study, conducted between April and June 2021.Data were collected using a descriptive features form, metric and drug dose calculation skill test. After all students completed the theoretical lessons, a pre-application of the skill test was made. After the experimental group students watched the interactive videos in the Edpuzzle application for fifteen days, a final skill test was applied to all students. Then, four focus group interviews were conducted with 28 experimental group students.
Results: The last scores of the students in the experimental group, pertaining to metric and drug dose calculation skill test, were higher than those of the students in the control group and were statistically significant (p<.05). In the focus group discussions, the students said that the Edpuzzle application is useful, increases the memorability, but they encountered the problem that the videos could not be fast forwarded.
Conclusion: This is the first study on which Edpuzzle application was used to calculate metric conversion and drug dose in nursing students. It was determined that Edpuzzle application in the virtual learning environment increased the metric and drug dose calculation skills of nursing students. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended to integrate Edpuzzle as an innovative teaching technology into the nursing education curriculum and to be used in the courses.

Keywords

drug dose, edpuzzle, metric conversion, nursing education, virtual learning

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by Ethics Committee of Cankiri Karatekin University Health Sciences, (approval date 1.3.2021 and number 19)

Supporting Institution

This study was not funded

Project Number

-

Thanks

We wish to thank the students who gave up their time to be involved in this study

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