TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of mobile-based web app to enhance simple suturing skills of nurse practitioners
AU - Su, Jun Ming
AU - Wu, Chen Yu
AU - Hong, Wei Ting
AU - Chen, Pin Shuo
AU - Hung, Kuo Shu
AU - Wang, Chih Jung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Background: Suturing is a crucial clinical skill for nurse practitioners (NPs), but the effectiveness of traditional training methods (e.g., physical suture kits combined with video content) is low. Objective: This study compared the effectiveness and usability of a mobile-based web app (MoWa) developed for NPs to learn simple suturing skills with those of traditional instructional video–based training. Methods: The MoWa system utilizes mobile devices to simulate hands-on suturing and provides learning guidance and feedback to support self-learning with a physical suturing kit. Fifty-four suturing novices (NPs) were recruited as participants, divided into an experimental group (EG: 28 participants) and a control group (CG: 26 participants), and instructed to self-learn for 3 weeks. Learning effectiveness and system usability were evaluated through a pretest and posttest. Results: The EG exhibited significant improvements in learning outcomes, self-confidence, self-efficacy, and learning anxiety and expressed satisfaction with the MoWa system. Furthermore, the EG also considerably enhanced learning outcomes, self-efficacy, and learning anxiety compared to the CG, with no significant difference in self-confidence. Conclusion: The MoWa system combined with deliberate practice is an effective strategy for supporting suturing skills training.
AB - Background: Suturing is a crucial clinical skill for nurse practitioners (NPs), but the effectiveness of traditional training methods (e.g., physical suture kits combined with video content) is low. Objective: This study compared the effectiveness and usability of a mobile-based web app (MoWa) developed for NPs to learn simple suturing skills with those of traditional instructional video–based training. Methods: The MoWa system utilizes mobile devices to simulate hands-on suturing and provides learning guidance and feedback to support self-learning with a physical suturing kit. Fifty-four suturing novices (NPs) were recruited as participants, divided into an experimental group (EG: 28 participants) and a control group (CG: 26 participants), and instructed to self-learn for 3 weeks. Learning effectiveness and system usability were evaluated through a pretest and posttest. Results: The EG exhibited significant improvements in learning outcomes, self-confidence, self-efficacy, and learning anxiety and expressed satisfaction with the MoWa system. Furthermore, the EG also considerably enhanced learning outcomes, self-efficacy, and learning anxiety compared to the CG, with no significant difference in self-confidence. Conclusion: The MoWa system combined with deliberate practice is an effective strategy for supporting suturing skills training.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105959
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105959
M3 - Article
C2 - 37713781
AN - SCOPUS:85170652759
SN - 0260-6917
VL - 131
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
M1 - 105959
ER -