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Effect of Blended Practicum on Nursing Students’ Skills and Satisfaction

Objective: This study was conducted to examine the effect of blended practicum combined clinical with lab on nursing students’ skills and satisfaction. Method: A pre-post test nonequivalent control group experiment was designed to examine the effects. A total of 58 junior Nursing students were recruited from C University in G city from May, 2010 to June, 2010. Ten hour lab practicum for 2 weeks was provided for the blended practicum group during the period of adult nursing practicum. The skill levels of gavage feeding and urinary catheterization were measured using checklists, and students’ satisfaction was measured using a questionnaire. Results: No significant differences in fundamental nursing practicum and total grades, and the level of skills between the blended practicum group (n=36) and the control group (n=22) were found at the pre-test. The result of t-test showed that the gavage feeding and urinary catheterization skills were significantly improved in the blended practicum group at the post-test compared to the control group (t=-7.026, p<.001; t=-3.286, p=002). Students’ satisfaction at the post test was also higher in the blended practicum group than in the control group (t=-5.732, p<.001). Conclusion: Blended practicum was more effective in skill improvement and self-satisfaction than only clinical practicum. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effects of blended practicum on other characteristics of the students such as critical thinking ability and autonomy in self-study. In addition, more attempts to evaluate lab practicum using various lengths, contents and methods are needed in order to develop an effective blended practicum model.