The impact of content reinforcement on physiological knowledge retention in nursing students
The impact of content reinforcement on physiological knowledge retention in nursing students
Author
Narnaware, Yuwaraj
Neumeier, Melanie
Gutierrez, J. Claudio
Chahal, Paul
Faculty Advisor
Date
2020
Keywords
content retention , students , postsecondary education
Abstract (summary)
There is growing concern over the loss of anatomical
and physiological knowledge in medical, allied-health
& nursing students over time. Numerous studies have
demonstrated the difficulty of the students in these
disciplines to retain and apply anatomical knowledge
as they progress through their programs of study
(Narnaware and Neumeier, 2019). However,
physiological knowledge retention has not been
studied as extensively as anatomical knowledge
retention in health care disciplines, with very few
studies focusing on nursing students (Aari et al., 2004).
Of those studies, most are carried out after graduation
(Aari et al., 2004), or are focused on a single or limited
number of organ systems (Pourshanazari et al., 2013).
We have previously shown that physiology students
retained approximately 86.6% of their first-year
physiological knowledge over four months (Narnaware
et al., 2020). Objectives: To improve the acquisition and retention of
physiological knowledge, the present study aims to
develop an interventional strategy that includes the
repeated assessment of vascular physiology
knowledge over an eight-week period.
Publication Information
Narnaware, Y., Neumeier, M., J. Claudio Gutierrez., Chahal, P. 2020d. The Impact of Content Reinforcement on Physiological Knowledge Retention in Nursing Students. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Educator Journal (HAPS Educator) (Commemorative Conference Edition), p. 34. Retrieved from: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.hapsweb.org/resource/resmgr/educator_archive/2020HAPS-SpecialEdition-Full.pdf
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Item Type
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Language
English
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