The Effect of Crossword and Word Search Puzzles on Nursing Students' Parenteral Medication Administration Knowledge

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study was conducted in a pretest-posttest parallel-group, randomized controlled design.The population of the study consisted of students (n=220) enrolled in the Fundamentals of Nursing course at the Faculty of Nursing of a public university in the 2022-2023 academic year.According to the exclusion criteria, 56 students were excluded from the study. One hundred sixty-four students who met the inclusion criteria were randomized to the intervention I (n = 82) and control groups (n = 82) by stratified block randomization after the completion of baseline measures. The study was completed with 164 students. The theoretical lecture was carried out by a researcher who was an expert faculty member in Fundamentals of Nursing. All students completed the pretest after attending the theoretical lecture. In the laboratory practice after the theoretical lecture, all students were divided into small groups and practiced parenteral medication administration skills one-to-one under the guidance of the instructor. Students in the intervention group received hard copies of the puzzles at the end of the laboratory practice. All students completed the posttest again at the end of the laboratory practice. Students were supervised during the tests and were not allowed to consult any books, the internet, or any other source of information.

Official Title
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The Effect of Crossword and Word Search Puzzles on Nursing Students' Parenteral Medication Administration Knowledge: A Randomized Controlled Study

Conditions
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Nursing Education, Medicatioon Administration Knowledge, Puzzle

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Crossword and word search puzzles


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: (1) Register for the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time. Exclusion Criteria: not communicate in Turkish graduate from any health-related university in the past.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Maximum Age: 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention Group<br> | Other: Crossword and word search puzzles<br>* Students in the intervention group received hard copies of the puzzles at the end of the laboratory practice.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medication Administration Knowledge Questionnaire | Higher scores mean a better knowledge about parenteral medication administration (minimum score is 0, maximum score is 100) | Through study completion, an average of 2 months |