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Introduction of Competency based Learning in Fourth Year BSc Nursing Student

2017; Institute of Medico-legal Publications Private Limited; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5958/0974-9357.2017.00022.8

0974-9357

Manisha Kadam,

Higher Education Learning Practices

Competency-based education is a framework for designing and implementing education that focuses on the desired performance characteristics of health care professionals. Present study is aimed to assess the confidence of final-year student's bachelor's programmes, in their skills in intrapartum from the list of midwifery competencies of the ICM. Overall goal is to facilitate consistent standard practice and make competent to work during clinical experience in final year BSc Nursing Student. The Quasi Experimental Research one group pre test post test Design is selected for the study at Sadhu Vaswani College of Nursing. A total 20 final year BSc Nursing students were selected for study. Informed consent considered for all subjects. The main study tools were self administered questionnaire, attitude scale and observational checklist to assess knowledge, attitude and practices on per vaginal examination. Intervention was given by Lecture & Demo. & Redemo, on per vaginal examination. Post test was conducted on knowledge, attitude and core competencies immediate after intervention. Students were divided in Group for session. The result shows that knowledge score in the present study that 13 students (65%) out of 20 showed an poor knowledge whereas 7 students (35%) out of 20 showed a good knowledge on per vaginal examination in pre test whereas after Competency based learning on per vaginal examination 17 student out of 20 showed excellent knowledge score whereas 3 students (15%) out of 20 showed good knowledge score. There is no much difference observed in attitudes after competency based learning. When skills are assessed for per vaginal examination, result found that only 20% students able to perform examination of vagina before competency based learning which is improved by 100% after post test. There are also poor skills observed in examination of cervix and pelvis assessment which is seen improved 70% in post test. Pelvis assessment skills scored 20% in pre test which is poor. This is improved after competency based education by 90%.