Video feedback approach to improve clinical teaching of gastroenterology for nursing students

Abstract

Aims: To investigate effect of a video feedback approach in clinical teaching of gastroenterology for nursing students.

Methods: In this study, we selected 100 eligible student interns who meet the enrollment criteria from The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University from March 2021 to March 2023. According to their personal choices, 50 interns were assigned to a control group (traditional teaching methods), while the other 50 interns were assigned to an observation group (video feedback methods). We compared theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and comprehensive ward-round abilities between the two groups, as well as doing an evaluation of teaching behaviors of the supervising teachers at the end of the clinical internship.

Results: The observation group significantly outperformed the control group in theoretical and practical assessments (P<0.05). The observation group also scored higher in nursing inquiry, examination, diagnosis, interventions, health consultation, humanistic care, organizational effectiveness, and overall evaluation (P<0.05). In addition, the total score of critical thinking (267.24±16.87 points) and scores of the individual dimensions in the observation group were higher than those of the control group (257.64±13.84 points), (P<0.001).

Conclusion: The video feedback method can effectively improve the theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and overall ward-round performance of students in clinical nursing interns in the field of gastroenterology. Additionally, this approach can standardize teaching behaviors and enhance student satisfaction.

Keywords: Video feedback method; clinical teaching; gastroenterology; nursing students.