Abstract
Purpose: To validate achievement of meaningful linkage between medical knowledge about total hip arthroplasty (THA) approaches and knowledge about nursing support about dislocation prevention in student trained using the computer-assisted instruction (CAI) material,"Preventive support of dislocation after THA"and to clarify the effect of learning.
Subjects: Sixty five second-year and senior nursing students of a four-year university
Methods: The subjects were divided into 2 groups at random and the investigation was repeated twice. For group A, the training using the materialwas provided, with test conducted before and after the training in the first investigation, and only the test was conducted in the second investigation carried out 2 weeks later. For group B, only the test was conducted in the first investigation,and in the second investigation conducted 2 weeks later, training was provided using the material, with the test conducted before and after the training. In the analysis, the subjects were divided into groups with high and low scores in respect of the medical knowledge depending on the THA approaches, and the correct-answer rates regarding knowledge about nursing support depending on the THA approach were examined by the χ2 test in each of these groups. The significance level was set at 0. 05. The study was conducted with the approvalof the research ethics committee of the university graduate school.
Results: Overall, in both groups, when the pre-test and post-test results were compared, meaningful linkage was found between medical knowledge about THA and knowledge/ actions about THA nursing support regarding the posterior approach to THA in the post-test as compared to the pre-test. In addition, when the results of the test 2weeks after the training (post-test) in group A and the result of the test just before the training (pre-test) in group B, linkage was also found between the medical knowledge about THA and knowledge about THA nursing support, including knowledge on"how to wear pants,"in relation to the posterior approach to THA in group A.
Conclusions: It is suggested that successful linkage between medical knowledge about THA approaches and knowledge about THA nursing support can be achieved in students trained with the newly developed CAI material.
