title: Effectiveness of an educational video as an instrument to refresh and reinforce the learning of a nursing technique: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: The Undergraduate Nursing Course has been using videos for the past year or so. Videos are used for many different purposes such as during lessons, nurse refresher courses, reinforcement, and sharing and comparison of knowledge with the professional and scientific community. The purpose of this study was to estimate the efficacy of the video (moving an uncooperative patient from the supine to the lateral position) as an instrument to refresh and reinforce nursing techniques. A two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) design was chosen: both groups attended lessons in the classroom as well as in the laboratory; a month later while one group received written information as a refresher, the other group watched the video. Both groups were evaluated in a blinded fashion. A total of 223 students agreed to take part in the study. The difference observed between those who had seen the video and those who had read up on the technique turned out to be an average of 6.19 points in favour of the first (P < 0.05). The results of the RCT demonstrated that students who had seen the video were better able to apply the technique, resulting in a better performance. The video, therefore, represents an important tool to refresh and reinforce previous learning.
authors: Via Torino 20, 10070 Fiano (Turin), Italy  ; University of Turin Undergraduate Nursing Course, Turin, Italy.
authors: Loris
authors: L
authors: Salina
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Ruffinengo
authors: Lorenza
authors: L
authors: Garrino
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Massariello
authors: Lorena
authors: L
authors: Charrier
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Martin
authors: Maria Santina
authors: MS
authors: Favale
authors: Valerio
authors: V
authors: Dimonte
keywords: Education; Effectiveness; Evaluation; Learning; Methods; Nursing; Teaching; Video recording; Video streaming