The Effect of Using Simulator and Video-assisted Teaching on the Acquisition of Blood Pressure Measurement Skills: a Quasi̇-experi̇mental Study

Abstract

Background: Blood pressure assessment, which is widely used in clinical practices, is an important practice that is under the responsibility of the nurse. Blood pressure measurement is also one of the most important indicators affecting nursing practices and many medical decisions during the evaluation of the health of the society. Methods: The study was aimed at investigating the effect of teaching performed with the blood pressure measurement-training simulator and video education on nursing students’ blood pressure measuremet skill levels. The study was designed as a randomized controlled quasi-experimental study. Recruited 62 students who were assigned to the experimental (n = 31) and control (n = 31) groups using the simple random sampling method. The experimental group received blood pressure measurement skills training on the blood pressure measurement simulator, and the control group received the same training on a video. Results: In the study, the mean scores in the control group were 27.84 for psychomotor skills, 6.55 for self-confidence. The mean scores in the experimental group were 34.06 for psychomotor skills, 7.84 for self-confidence. Conclusion: The results show that the students learning with the simulator showed better learning performance than those who received the video method. However, both learning methods increased students' measurement skills.