title: The effects of a web-based supplementary program for facilitating nursing students' basic nursing skills.
abstract: This study examined the effects of an asynchronous Web-based supplementary learning program on the performance of nursing students' basic nursing skills. A posttest quasi-experimental design was used. Students in the intervention group (n = 62) were given login information to access the online program, while the control group (n = 99) was not. Data from both groups were collected before and 4 weeks after the intervention. An objective assessment of basic nursing skills was used to evaluate the level of skill demonstrated by the participants. Results indicate that the Web-based supplementary learning program is effective at strengthening students' basic nursing skills (P = .002). The findings also reveal that students in the intervention group showed higher-than-average satisfaction with the supplementary program (mean, 3.80 [SD, 0.81]). Thus, this Web-based program offers a learning opportunity for nursing students to enhance their skills beyond their formal lectures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. yeuhui@tmu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Yeu-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Hsiu-Rong
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ya-Shu
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Miao-Chun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D013624:Taiwan; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*