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Rahmatpour P, Eskanadari Z, Esmaeili Abdar M, Norouzinia R. The effects of drill-based triage education on the retention of applied knowledge, confidence, and satisfaction of Iranian nursing students. JMED 2025; 18 (3) :26-34
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1- Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing [UICISA: E], Nursing School of Coimbra [ESEnfC], Coimbra, Portugal.
2- Department of Pre-hospital Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
3- School of Nursing, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran & Department of Pre-hospital Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
4- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran ,norouzinia.r@gmail.com
2- Department of Pre-hospital Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
3- School of Nursing, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran & Department of Pre-hospital Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
4- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran ,
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Background & Objective: Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) require rapid and accurate triage. Drill-based training may help nursing students get ready for MCIs. In this quasi-experimental study, we checked how well drill-based triage education works in improving applied knowledge, confidence, and satisfaction among Iranian nursing undergraduates.
Materials & Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 30 sixth-semester nursing students enrolled in the course “Risk Management in Disasters and Emergencies” were selected using convenience sampling and randomized (1:1) into two groups: a control group, which received a lecture, case discussion, and video presentation, and an intervention group, which participated in the same training supplemented by a practical drill exercise. Both received 2 hours of didactic instruction on START and Jump-START protocols, video showing, and case discussion. One week later, the intervention group did a 2-hour high-fidelity MCI simulation with standardized patients. Pre- and one-month post-tests checked applied knowledge, self-rated confidence, and satisfaction. Data were analyses by ANCOVA, controlling for baseline scores using SPSS version 20.
Results: The average age of students was 22.43 ± 1.36 years, and 63.3% of them were female. Both groups showed significant gains in applied knowledge (control: 5.00 ± 1.77→12.47 ± 0.83, p < .001; intervention: 5.27 ± 1.16→12.53 ± 0.64, p < .001), but only the simulation group showed a significant confidence increase (1.93 ± 0.59→3.13 ± 0.74, p < .001). Satisfaction was high, but there was no significant difference between groups (control: 18.87 ± 4.01 vs. intervention: 19.33 ± 2.72; p = .712), and post-test between-group differences reached significance only for confidence (p < .001).
Conclusion Drill-based triage training may help student confidence, though it showed no significant advantage over traditional methods in applied knowledge or satisfaction. A blended instructional approach appears equally effective. Further studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these findings.
Materials & Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 30 sixth-semester nursing students enrolled in the course “Risk Management in Disasters and Emergencies” were selected using convenience sampling and randomized (1:1) into two groups: a control group, which received a lecture, case discussion, and video presentation, and an intervention group, which participated in the same training supplemented by a practical drill exercise. Both received 2 hours of didactic instruction on START and Jump-START protocols, video showing, and case discussion. One week later, the intervention group did a 2-hour high-fidelity MCI simulation with standardized patients. Pre- and one-month post-tests checked applied knowledge, self-rated confidence, and satisfaction. Data were analyses by ANCOVA, controlling for baseline scores using SPSS version 20.
Results: The average age of students was 22.43 ± 1.36 years, and 63.3% of them were female. Both groups showed significant gains in applied knowledge (control: 5.00 ± 1.77→12.47 ± 0.83, p < .001; intervention: 5.27 ± 1.16→12.53 ± 0.64, p < .001), but only the simulation group showed a significant confidence increase (1.93 ± 0.59→3.13 ± 0.74, p < .001). Satisfaction was high, but there was no significant difference between groups (control: 18.87 ± 4.01 vs. intervention: 19.33 ± 2.72; p = .712), and post-test between-group differences reached significance only for confidence (p < .001).
Conclusion Drill-based triage training may help student confidence, though it showed no significant advantage over traditional methods in applied knowledge or satisfaction. A blended instructional approach appears equally effective. Further studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these findings.
Article Type : Orginal Research |
Subject:
Medical Education
Received: 2025/05/19 | Accepted: 2025/08/30 | Published: 2025/10/1
Received: 2025/05/19 | Accepted: 2025/08/30 | Published: 2025/10/1
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