A Follow-up Study on the Pedagogical Development of Rational Drug Use in Bachelor of Nursing Science Programs
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Rational Drug Use (RDU) is critical because it maximizes patient benefits, enhances safety, and reduces healthcare costs. This follow-up study, which applied a research and development approach, aimed to 1) follow up on RDU competencies and identify educational factors associated with RDU competencies; 2) develop innovative RDU teaching media; and 3) evaluate RDU knowledge after learning through innovative RDU teaching media of nursing students. This study was conducted in three phases. Phase I was conducted to assess RDU competencies among nursing graduates: the sample comprised 1,388 graduates in Academic Year (AY) 2018 and 1,428 in AY 2019 from Bachelor of Nursing Science programs across Thailand. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation. Phase II was conducted to develop innovative RDU teaching media based on Phase I. Phase III was conducted to evaluate nursing students’ RDU knowledge after learning through the innovations developed in Phase II. The sample comprised 40 who learned through a virtual reality simulation and 88 who learned through an interactive video, with 44 in each experimental and control group. Paired and independent t-tests were used to analyze the data. The results showed that 1) the nurses who graduated in AY 2019 achieved high RDU competency scores across domains and significantly higher overall competencies than graduates in AY 2018. RDU competencies were positively correlated with attitudes toward RDU, didactic management, and instructors’ support. 2) The two innovative RDU teaching media developed showed E1/E2 efficiency criteria scores of 64.94/72.96 and 97.27/90.00, respectively. 3) The innovative RDU teaching media significantly increased nursing students' knowledge of RDU. This study indicates that RDU curriculum reforms improve nursing graduates' RDU competencies. Instructors' support in creating innovative RDU teaching can enhance nursing students' RDU knowledge.
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