Assessment of an educational intervention based on constructivism in nursing students from a Mexican public university

This work sought to evaluate the effect of an educationalintervention centered on the analysis of clinical cases to inquireon conceptual learning in students on the theme of nursing careof women with complicated puerperium. Methodology. This wasa quasi-experimental study with before and after evaluation. Twogroups of students participated from the eighth semester of thenursing program, which professionalized individuals who werealready nursing technicians: the study group (n = 33) was taughtthe theme of nursing care to women with complicated puerperiumwith the case analysis technique and the control group (n = 27)received traditional teaching. A self-applied question here wasused related to the thematic unit, which included three clinicalcases and the resolution of a total of 37 questions related to setcases. This questionnaire was the same applied before and afterthe intervention. Results. The pre-intervention mean score wassimilar in both groups (26 during the study and 27 during theintervention). Upon completing the educational intervention, thepost-intervention scores were equal in both groups (27 points).The intra-group analysis showed that in the study group theintervention produced a slight change in conceptual learning,which was statistically significant. During the post-hoc analysisdifferences in scores were found in students who worked inhospitals with tier three level of care. Conclusion. Educationalintervention favored conceptual learning slightly in the studygroup. It is necessary to explore other intervening variables thatpropitiate this learning in the program.Objetivo. Avaliar o efeito de uma intervenção educativa centrada na análise de casos clínicos para indagar a aprendizagem conceitual em estudantes na temática cuidados de Enfermagem às mulheres com puerpério complicado. Metodologia. Estudo quase experimental com avaliação antes e depois. Participaram dois grupos de estudantes de oitavo semestre do programa de Licenciatura em Enfermagem que profissionalizava pessoas que já eram técnicas em enfermagem: ao grupo de estudo (n=33) se lhe ensinou a temática de cuidados de Enfermagem às mulheres com puerpério complicado com a técnica de análise de casos e ao grupo controle (n=27) com ensino tradicional. Utilizou-se um questionário auto-aplicado relacionado à unidade temática, o no qual se incluíram três casos clínicos e a resolução de um total de 37 perguntas relacionadas com os mesmos. Este questionário foi o mesmo que se aplicou antes e depois da intervenção. Resultados. A pontuação média pré-intervenção foi similar nos dois grupos (26 no de estudo e 27 no de intervenção). Uma vez realizada a intervenção educativa, as pontuações pós-intervenção foram iguais em ambos grupos (27 pontos). A análise intragrupos mostrou que no grupo de estudo, a intervenção produziu uma ligeira mudança na aprendizagem conceitual, que foi estatisticamente significativo. Na análise pós-hoc se encontrou diferença na pontuação nos alunos que trabalhavam em hospitais de terceiro nível de atendimento. Conclusão. A intervenção educativa favoreceu ligeiramente a aprendizagem conceitual no grupo de estudo. É necessário explorar outras variáveis intervenientes que propiciem esta aprendizagem no programaObjetivo. Evaluar el efecto de una intervención educativa centrada en el análisis de casos clínicos para indagar el aprendizaje Invest Educ Enferm. 2015;33(3) • 433 conceptual en la temática cuidados de Enfermería a las mujeres con puerperio complicado. Metodología. Estudio cuasiexperimental con evaluación antes y después. Participaron dos grupos de estudiantes de octavo semestre del programa de Licenciatura en Enfermería que profesionalizaba personas quienes ya eran técnicas en enfermería: al grupo de estudio (n=33) se le enseñó la temática de cuidados de Enfermería a las mujeres con puerperio complicado con la técnica de análisis de casos; al grupo control (n=27), con enseñanza tradicional. Se utilizó un cuestionario autoaplicado relacionado con la unidad temática, en el cual se incluyeron tres casos clínicos y la resolución de un total de 37 preguntas relacionadas con los mismos. Se aplicó el mismo cuestionario antes y después de la intervención. Resultados. El puntaje promedio preintervención fue similar en los dos grupos (26, en el de estudio; 27, en el de intervención). Los puntajes postintervención fueron iguales en ambos grupos (27 puntos), una vez realizada la intervención educativa. El análisis intragrupos mostró que en el grupo de estudio, la intervención produjo un ligero cambio en el aprendizaje conceptual, que fue estadísticamente significativo. En el análisis post-hoc se encontró diferencia en el puntaje en los alumnos que trabajaban en hospitales de tercer nivel de atención. Conclusión. La intervención educativa favoreció ligeramente el aprendizaje conceptual en el grupo de estudio. Es necesario explorar otras variables intervinientes que propicien este aprendizaje en el programa

Assessment of an educational intervention based on constructivism in nursing students from a Mexican public university

Objective.This work sought to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention centered on the analysis of clinical cases to inquire on conceptual learning in students on the theme of nursing care of women with complicated puerperium. Methodology. This was a quasi-experimental study with before and after evaluation. Two groups of students participated from the eighth semester of the nursing program, which professionalized individuals who were already nursing technicians: the study group (n = 33) was taught the theme of nursing care to women with complicated puerperium with the case analysis technique and the control group (n = 27) received traditional teaching. A self-applied question here was used related to the thematic unit, which included three clinical cases and the resolution of a total of 37 questions related to set cases. This questionnaire was the same applied before and after the intervention. Results. The pre-intervention mean score was similar in both groups (26 during the study and 27 during the intervention). Upon completing the educational intervention, the post-intervention scores were equal in both groups (27 points). The intra-group analysis showed that in the study group the intervention produced a slight change in conceptual learning, which was statistically significant. During the post-hoc analysis differences in scores were found in students who worked in hospitals with tier three level of care. Conclusion. Educational intervention favored conceptual learning slightly in the study group. It is necessary to explore other intervening variables that propitiate this learning in the program

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