Effectiveness of a Newborn and Umbilical Cord Model to Enhance Practice Skills among Nursing Students

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this is to ensure the safety of those receiving services. Nursing students must practice nursing on mannequins in nursing laboratories until they are proficient, before providing nursing care to patients in hospitals.

Objectives: A quasi-experimental research was aimed at studying the effectiveness of a newborn and umbilical cord model to enhance practice skills among nursing students.

Methods: The research team created the Newborn and umbilical cord model for teaching and learning. The research design One-group pretest-posttest design was used with thirty third-year undergraduate nursing students who were randomly selected through training participation and assigned to one group. Data was collected before and after the intervention using umbilical cord cutting skill assessment and satisfaction questionnaires. Data was analyzed using SPSS 22; Descriptive statistics and paired t-test were used to analyze the data.

Results: Nursing students who had umbilical cord-cutting skills, showed a significant increase in their scores from the pretest to the posttest (P < 0.05).  The participants also ha the highest level of satisfactory results overall with a mean of 4.52.

Conclusions: The newborn and umbilical cord model can be used improved umbilical cord cutting practice skills and enhance practice skills among nursing students. It is constructed from a hose that is both inexpensive and easy to cut, much like a genuine newborn's umbilical cord. It is also incredibly affordable and efficient; enabling cost reduction when ordering teaching supplies.