Effectiveness of Blended Versus Traditional Learning Program about Nursing Care of Sciatica on Nurses' Performance, and Self-Efficacy | ||||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||||
| Article 43, Volume 2, Issue 2, January 2022, Page 580-591 PDF (539 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.212575 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Fatma Elmansy1; Mohamed Nabil Hegazy2; Mohamed Goda Elbqry   1
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| 1Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Sciatica is a type of back pain that occurs in a variety of intensity and duration. Nursing care is intended to provide crucial care to reduce the burden of this condition. Blended learning has distinguished advantages to improve nurses’ performance. Purpose: This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of blended versus traditional learning program about nursing care of sciatica on nurses’ performance, and self-efficacy. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct the current study in the Neurology Department, University hospitals. Sample: A purposive sample of two nurse’s groups were recruited at the study, a totally were (54) nurses. Four tools were used; (1) Self-administrated questionnaire to assess nurses' demographic data, and knowledge level; (2) Nurses' practice observational checklist to assess nurses’ practice level; (3) Modified self-efficacy questionnaire to assess nurse's belief in their own ability and (4) Learning program's satisfaction questionnaire to assess nurses’ satisfaction level. Results: Significantly an improvement of the nurses’ knowledge, practice, self-efficacy, and learning program's satisfaction of the study group compared to control group at post phases. There was a significant correlation of self-efficacy between the study and control group at pre, post, and follow-up phases with a p value≤ 0.05. Conclusion: It concluded that blended learning is crucial for improving nurses’ knowledge, practice, and self-efficacy. It can decrease the time and effort of lecturing a repeated content. Recommendation: A blended learning program about nursing care of sciatica should be adhered to and applied at the orientation phase of nurses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Blended learning; nurses' performance; sciatica; self-efficacy; traditional learning | ||||
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