The Development of Blended Learning Method in the Medical Surgical Nursing Courses IV in Pandemic Covid -19 at Faculty of Nursing Universitas Andalas

Abstract

The medical surgical nursing courses IV is one of the courses of expertise for nursing students in applying nursing care to adult patients who have disorders of the respiratory, cardiovascular, haematological, endocrine, immunology, digestion, urinary, musculoskeletal, integument, sensory perception, and neurological systems. Learning in this course should be in the form of clinical practice to the hospital, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, students cannot do field practice so the development of a blended learning method is a solution to achieve the expected competencies. Blended learning is a learning effort with a combination of various online, offline and face-to-face learning modes (in-person learning) in the form of synchronous or asynchronous learning. The development of the learning model begins with developing the program and semester learning activities plan, development of students handbooks and textbooks of medical surgical nursing course, development of learning method materials, development of students assignment and development of evaluation methods. Forms of learning that can be applied in this course include virtual synchronous (virtual class and conference), self-paced asynchronous (reading material, watching lecture videos, case studies, and simulation), collaborative asynchronous by discussion forums and small group discussions. Blended learning is expected to be able to improve learning outcomes and competencies in the medical and surgical nursing courses IV. Further research is needed to evaluate blended learning applications on the achievement of learning objectives and competency in the medical surgical nursing courses IV with blended learning.