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“Interactive Teaching Strategies and the Effect on Knowledge and Outcomes”. Darlene Schleider, MSN, RN, CCRN Mission Hospitals Asheville, North Carolina. History of Teaching Strategies for Nurses. Best practices for managing information/education Lack of research
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“Interactive Teaching Strategies and the Effect on Knowledge and Outcomes” Darlene Schleider, MSN, RN, CCRN Mission Hospitals Asheville, North Carolina
History of Teaching Strategies for Nurses • Best practices for managing information/education • Lack of research • Literature review findings • Framework – Knowles Adult Learning Theory
Study Purpose • Challenges for nurse educators/professional development • Need to engage the learner • What effect do interactive teaching strategies have on knowledge retained and then how does that knowledge transfer to affect patient outcomes?
Setting • Location: Large Western North Carolina Community Hospital (865 Beds) • Timeframe: October, 2010 – February, 2011 Educational Intervention – December, 2010
Research Design: • Randomized Control Trial • Like units grouped (e.g. ICUs, Med-Surg) • Each group then randomized to one of three teaching strategies Like Areas Randomized Traditional Interactive Online
Randomized Controlled Trial Pretest Scores Patient Fall Rates EDUCATION Post test Scores Post education Patient Fall Rates
Educational Content • Developed by Geriatric CNS – Falls Expert • Consistent content used for all strategies • Test development and pilot • Pretest-Posttest consistent for each strategy • Limited number of presenters
Fall Rate Assessment • Pre-intervention fall rate data collected two months prior to education • Fall rate data re-collected two months after education
Results 904 nurses participated 288 Traditional education 231 Interactive education 385 Online education
Average Scores by Learning Method Mean ± standard deviation Analysis of variance for Change in Scores: p=0.3923
Falls Pre and Post Education by Learning Method Analysis of variance for Change in Fall Rates: p=0.0709
Discussion • Analysis of data and findings • Themes gathered from education evaluations • Personal learning preference • Education tailored to learning needs
Limitations • Time of year/weather • Mandatory • Online challenges • Multiple educators (tempered)
Implications • Demographics - age of audience • Impact of topic • Instructor expertise and comfort level with teaching strategy • Cost effectiveness
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