Application of outcome-based education model in clinical teaching for neurosurgery nursing students

Objective To explore the application effect of outcome-based education model in clinical teaching for neurosurgery nursing students. Methods By convenience sampling, the nursing students on placement rotation in Department of Neurosurgery in Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University from August 2016 to July 2017 were selected and assigned into the control group (n=55) , and those from August 2017 to July 2018 were put into the observation group (n=51) . According to the requirements of the curriculum, the traditional teaching method was adopted for the control group, on the basis of that, the outcome-based education model was adopted for the observation group. The two groups of nursing students rotated in the Department of Neurosurgery for four weeks. Two independent sample t-test was used to compare the score of theoretical achievement, clinical achievement, Clinical Communication Ability Scale and Problem-solving Ability Scale between the two groups. Results The average theoretical and operational scores of nursing students in the control group were (91.71±3.28) and (89.38±5.39) respectively. The average theoretical and operational scores of nursing students in the observation group were (94.06±2.73) and (91.71±4.67) , respectively. There were significantly statistical differences between the two groups (P<0.05) . The total score of Clinical Communication Ability Scale of nursing students in the observation group was (90.08±7.43) , higher than that of the control group (83.38 ±7.07) , there were significantly statistical differences between the two groups (P<0.01) ; the scores of Problem-solving Ability Scale of nursing students in the observation group were higher than that of the control group (P<0.01) , there was significantly statistical difference between the two groups. Conclusions The outcome-based education model in clinical teaching for neurosurgery nursing students can effectively improve the nursing students' theoretical and operational performance, enhance their clinical communication skills and problem-solving ability and is conducive to cultivating excellent practical talents in clinical practice. Key words: Neurosurgery; Student, nursing; Hospitals, teaching; Outcome-based education; Clinical communication ability; Problem-solving ability