title: The effectiveness of job specific training on the occupational performance of student nurses.
abstract: Body mechanic checklist scores during a one-person pivot transfer, and boosting up in bed were evaluated to determine the effectiveness of training on the work performance of female student nurses from a local college. Thirty subjects participated in the study and were divided into a control group, an experimental group that received basic body mechanic training, and an experimental group that received job specific training. A one-way ANCOVA was calculated to examine the effects of the experimental procedures on the subjects' performance. This revealed a statistically significant difference between the groups (patient transfer F = 10.11, p value < 0.001; boosting F = 38.62, p value < 0.001). A post hoc analysis (Bonferroni procedure) indicated that the job specific training group (mean 11.65, SD 0.66) demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in their performance compared to the other two groups (control group mean 7.5, SD 0.67; BBMT mean 9.66, SD 0.67).
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Occupational Therapy Program, 1725 State Street, 4037 HSC, LaCrosse, WI 54601, USA. mccannon.robi@uwlax.edu.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCannon
authors.forename: Marilyn K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Abdulaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elfessi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011897:Random Allocation; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014829:Vocational Education