Application of flipped classroom in palliative care training for oncology nurses

Abstract

Objective To explore the application effect of flipped classroom in palliative care training of nursing staff in oncology department and expand clinical nursing training methods. Methods A total of 60 clinical nurses in oncology department of the Second Hospital of Nanjing City were selected and were diveided into the control group and the experimental group according to the random number table method, 30 cases of each group.The two groups of nurses were given special training in palliative care, the control group adopted the training method of traditional theory teaching, and the experimental group adopted the teaching and training method of flipped classroom.Nursing knowledge questionnaire and teaching training satisfaction scale were used to evaluate the training effect of the two groups of nurses. Results The average score of nursing staffs' palliative knowledge in the experimental group was (17.19±2.85) points, and that in the control group was (14.25±3.92) points.The teaching mode of the experimental group stimulated the active learning interest, the learning content contributed to the understanding and mastery of knowledge, the classroom interaction and communication improved the ability to analyze and solve problems, and the overall evaluation satisfaction of the teaching and training methods was significantly higher than that of the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions The teaching and training method of flipped classroom can help improve the initiative and critical thinking ability of nursing staff in learning, deepen the understanding and solidification of the knowledge of palliative care training, and improve teaching satisfaction. Key words: Flipped classroom; Palliative care; Training