Determining the effectiveness of various active learning methods on surgical nursing education: A quasi-experimental study

Aim: In the study, it was aimed to determine the efficiency of active learning methods in the implementation of surgical nursing education. Background: It is necessary to use active learning methods in order to provide an effective and efficient nursing education. Design: The study has a quasi-experimental design. Methods: The study sample consisted of 80 second year nursing students who started clinical application of Surgical Diseases Nursing Course in nursing undergraduate education program in the 2021-2022 academic year. The data were collected before and after education through Learning Motivation Scale, Instructional Materials Motivation Survey, and Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale. In the evaluation of the data, descriptive and comparative statistical methods were employed. Results: Learning Motivation Scale and Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale post-test mean scores of the students who were provided education through role-play were found to be statistically significantly higher compared to those who were provided education through classical education and concept map (p=0.00). Instructional Materials Motivation Survey post-test mean score of the students who received education through role-play was determined to be statistically significantly higher than the mean scores of all other groups (p=0.00). Learning Motivation Scale (p=0.001) and Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (p=0.00) post-test mean scores significantly increased in all groups. Conclusions: The use of methods that active learning in both theory and practice in surgical nursing education increases student learning motivation, satisfaction and self-confidence. (c) 2024 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.