INTRAVENOUS DRUG APPLICATIONS THROUGH ESCAPE GAMES

NCT06487884 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ASENA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Nursing students must have sufficient competence in medication safety before starting to work in clinics. Most nursing students want to actively participate in education. Active and interesting learning activities attract more attention than lecture and instructor-oriented approaches. One of the learning methods that has attracted attention recently is the escape games technique. This study aims to determine the knowledge and skill levels and learning experiences of nursing students regarding intravenous drug administration skills using the escape games method.

Conditions

Nursing Students; Drug Application; Game Based Learning

Keywords

nursing students; escape games; skill; learning experience; information

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Intravenous Drug Administration Knowledge Test

  This test was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature. It consists of questions regarding the achievements that students are expected to achieve within the scope of the relevant subject. The knowledge test includes 20 multiple choice questions. After these questions are created by the researchers participating in the study, they will be sent to experts in the relevant field and their opinions will be taken and their final form will be given. In terms of scope, the knowledge test created by the researchers will be sent to expert faculty members in the Department of Nursing Principles and to experts on the subject for evaluation and opinions in terms of Turkish Language. The test will be finalized in line with the recommendations from experts.

  6 weeks

• Intravenous Drug Administration Checklist

  Intravenous Drug Administration Checklist consists of application steps that question the procedure steps in detail, prepared in line with the objectives of the course content. This form, prepared by the researchers, was prepared in the form of a rubric and in line with the literature in order to observe the students objectively. Intravenous Drug Administration Checklist consists of three sub-checklists titled "Application Steps of Withdrawing Medicine from Ampoule", "Application Steps of Withdrawing Medicine from Vial" and "Practice Steps of Initiating Intravenous Drug Administration"

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

escape games

EXPERIMENTAL

This group was played a 45-minute escape game.

Other: escape games

control group

NO INTERVENTION

This group was not allowed to play any games other than routine nursing education.

Interventions

escape games OTHER

A suitable day and time will be determined in the curriculum of the students in the intervention group and escape games consisting of various games involving intravenous drug administration will be played. Games will be played within the determined game guidelines. Each group will play the games at the stations respectively and get a clue at the end of each game. After completing the last game, the time it takes to find the password and complete the game will be recorded. After all groups complete the game, the group that completes the games in the shortest time will win the game and receive the prize in the chest.

escape games

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteering to play escape games, Being 18 years or older, Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time, Not being a student of an exchange program such as Erasmus and having a native language of Turkish (Because these students must have sufficient command of the native language to be used in the study.) Not having received any previous training on intravenous drug administration, Not to be absent on the dates when research data will be collected.

You may not qualify if:

• Not taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course or being exempt from the course, wanting to leave the research, not being proficient in the native language to be used in the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Asena KÖSE

Erzurum, Palandöken, 25070, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Asena KÖSE

CONTACT

05346619297; asena.erge@atauni.edu.tr

Gülay İPEK ÇOBAN

CONTACT

05052543279; gulay.coban@atauni.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 28, 2024
• First Posted: July 5, 2024
• Study Start: April 30, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 1, 2024
• Last Updated: July 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)