title: Comparison of the effectiveness of tutored videotape instruction versus traditional lecture for a basic hemodynamic monitoring course.
abstract: As nurse educators find themselves faced with increasing responsibilities and as nursing administrators seek to use nurse educators in the most cost-effective, resource-efficient manner, alternatives to the traditional lecture must be sought. Tutored videotape instruction is an educational method in which a tutor serves to clarify points of confusion and to stimulate discussion during a videotape presentation. Using a hierarchal nested research design, there were no significant differences in participant preference or posttest knowledge scores between the methods. As a result, tutored videotape instruction was adopted as an acceptable educational method. In addition, tutored videotape instruction can serve as a developmental tool for RN preceptors as tutors and for newly hired critical care educators.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McAlpine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D014743:Videotape Recording