Clinical trial NCT03224663: Effectiveness of Module Based Learning and Mobile Application Based Learning Regarding Facility Based Newborn Care Among Nursing Students
Official title: Module Based Learning and Mobile Application Based Learning Regarding Facility Based Newborn Care Among Nursing Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mobile Application Based Learning
Keywords: Effectiveness
Module based learning
Mobile application based learning
Facility based newborn care
Knowledge
Practices
Nursing students
Lead sponsor: Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-07-21
Enrollment: 70
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The study evaluates the effectiveness of Module based learning and Mobile application based learning regarding Facility based newborn care among nursing students.Total 70 Nursing students were randomly allocated to MBL and MABL group . First 35 students received MBL based teaching and next 35 students received MABL teaching.

Detailed description: a comparative study was done to assess the effectiveness of Module based learning and Mobile application based learning regarding Facility based newborn care among nursing students.

MODULE GROUP

Day 1: Pre assessment of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done and practice through observation checklist by OSCE method .

Day 2: Module based Teaching administered to nursing students who were present on the data collection. Teaching and Hands on sessions were given to students by investigator. Introduction regarding Module and topics: Prevention of infection (Hand washing), Kangaroo Mother Care, Feeding of normal and low birth weight babies (Attachment during feeding, Paladai Feeding), Common Procedures (Oxygen administration, Insertion and Orogastric Tube Feeding, Weight Recording of a Newborn)

Day 15th = Post-test of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done in BSc. Nursing 3rd year classroom and practice through observation checklist by OSCE method Post-test of knowledge took 45 minutes.

MOBILE APPLICATION BASED GROUP

Day 16th = Pre assessment of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done in BSc. Nursing 3rd year classroom of M.M Institute of Nursing and practice through observation checklist by OSCE method

Day 17th = Mobile Application based Teaching administered to nursing students who were randomly selected. Teaching and videos were given to students by investigator in MM Institute of Nursing.

Introduction regarding Mobile Application and topics: Modules on Normal baby, At Risk baby, Sick Newborn, Videos on Attachment during feeding, Paladai Feeding, Oxygen administration, Kangaroo Mother Care, Insertion and Orogastric Tube Feeding, Weight Recording of a Newborn, Hand washing, Posters on Hand washing, Kangaroo Mother Care

Day 30th = Post-assessment of Knowledge through Structured knowledge questionnaire was done and practice through OSCE method

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* BSc Nursing 3rd. Year students who were present at the time of data collection

Exclusion Criteria:

* BSc Nursing 3rd. Year students who were not having Android phone in MABL group

Primary outcomes:
measure: Knowledge scores measured by structured knowledge questionnaire
timeFrame: 45 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Maharishi Markandeshwar University
name: Minal Kumari, M.Sc. Nursing
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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