Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2006):

Development and evaluation of the Web-based wound care course for undergraduate nursing students.

Full Abstract

PURPOSE: This study developed a web-based wound care course for undergraduate nursing students and evaluated the course's content, system, and student-satisfaction. METHODS: This study was done in three stages, the development of the web-based wound care course, the implementation and evaluation of the course. The course was developed based on the ARCS model. 80 undergraduate nursing students to Y University in Korea used the web-based wound care program during four weeks. After that, they completed questionnaires, evaluating the contents, system, and their satisfaction. RESULTS: Eighteen learning objectives were used to create the web-based wound care course and the course was developed with 7 chapters and 20 subsections. The analysis of the questionnaires showed a mean score for content and system-related items of 3.04 each, out of a possible 4 points. Student satisfaction items had a mean score of 2.89. CONCLUSIONS: The web-based course allowed students access to the course anytime and anywhere, and according to their own learning abilities. However this advantage would only be possible when nurse educators develop qualitative web-based course to meet the demand of a complex health care system as well as the needs of the students and the effectively incorporate it into traditional lectures.

Author information

Author/s: Ko, Il Sun (IS); Park, Jin Hee (JH); Kang, Kyu Sook (KS); Yook, Shin Young (SY); Song, In Ja (IJ); Cho, Sun A (SA); Park, Sung A (SA);

Affiliation: Yonsei University College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institte, 134 Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. isko16(-atsign-)yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi (Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi), published in Korea (South). (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Dec; vol 36 (issue 8) : pp 1324-30

Dates: Created 2007/01/11; Completed 2007/05/04; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17215605, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Attitude of Health Personnel Attitude to Computers Causality Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods Curriculum Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration Humans Internet - organization & administration Korea Models, Educational Needs Assessment Nursing Assessment

Nursing Assessment Nursing Diagnosis Nursing Education Research Patient Care Planning Practice Guidelines as Topic Program Development Program Evaluation Questionnaires Skin Care - nursing Students, Nursing - psychology Wound Healing Wounds and Injuries - etiology; nursing

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