Enhancing pre-anesthesia care knowledge and skill: A mixed-method study on multi-method educational intervention for nurse anesthesia undergraduates.
- 1Department of Anesthesiology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract
Background
Given the anesthesia team's crucial role and the necessity of strong pre-anesthesia knowledge for nurse anesthesia students' patient safety, innovative teaching methods are vital for enhancing their ability to maintain safety and improve care. This research examines a multi-method educational intervention's impact on undergraduate nurse anesthesia students' pre-anesthesia knowledge and skills.Materials and methods
A randomized controlled trial with a mixed-methods approach pre-test and post-test design was conducted at AJUMS, Iran. This study involved 48 second and third-year undergraduate anesthesia students, randomly split into control (n = 24) and intervention (n = 24) groups. The intervention group received three 2-hour training sessions using a multifaceted approach. This included initial focus groups for needs assessment and identifying student challenges, followed by simulation (using mannequins and standardized patients in hypothetical clinical scenarios) to teach pre-anesthesia care knowledge and skills. A final focus group summarized key learnings, with content analysis applied to all focus group data. The control group received only standard training during their internship, with no supplementary instruction. Data on students' knowledge and skills in this domain were collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire and checklist. Subsequently, covariance analysis was performed using SPSS version 26 for statistical analysis. The Chi-square test, independent samples t-test, and analysis of covariance models were used.Results
Participants, with a mean age of 22.83 years and approximately 75% female, showed significant improvements. In the post-test, the intervention group's mean knowledge scores increased from 14.20 to 17.17 (P < 0.001), and their skill scores increased from 77.12 to 93.92 (P < 0.001). The control group also improved, with knowledge scores increasing from 14.21 to 15.79 (P < 0.001) and skill scores increasing from 76.25 to 84.67 (P < 0.001). Crucially, the intervention group's post-test scores for both knowledge and skills were significantly higher than the control group's (P < 0.001).Conclusion
The multi-method educational intervention demonstrates the potential for significantly enhancing pre-anesthesia care knowledge and skills among undergraduate anesthesia students. Consequently, its incorporation into their educational curricula is recommended.
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BibTeX
@article{khalafi2026enhancing,
title = {{Enhancing pre-anesthesia care knowledge and skill: A mixed-method study on multi-method educational intervention for nurse anesthesia undergraduates.}},
author = {Ali Khalafi and Tahereh Matin and Nooshin Sarvi-Sarmeydani},
journal = {Journal of education and health promotion},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.4103/jehp.jehp_899_25},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42923845},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Enhancing pre-anesthesia care knowledge and skill: A mixed-method study on multi-method educational intervention for nurse anesthesia undergraduates.
AU - Ali Khalafi
AU - Tahereh Matin
AU - Nooshin Sarvi-Sarmeydani
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/30
JO - Journal of education and health promotion
DO - 10.4103/jehp.jehp_899_25
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42923845
AB - Background Given the anesthesia team's crucial role and the necessity of strong pre-anesthesia knowledge for nurse anesthesia students' patient safety, innovative teaching methods are vital for enhancing their ability to maintain safety and improve care. This research examines a multi-method educational intervention's impact on undergraduate nurse anesthesia students' pre-anesthesia knowledge and skills.Materials and methods A randomized controlled trial with a mixed-methods approach pre-test and post-test design was conducted at AJUMS, Iran. This study involved 48 second and third-year undergraduate anesthesia students, randomly split into control (n = 24) and intervention (n = 24) groups. The intervention group received three 2-hour training sessions using a multifaceted approach. This included initial focus groups for needs assessment and identifying student challenges, followed by simulation (using mannequins and standardized patients in hypothetical clinical scenarios) to teach pre-anesthesia care knowledge and skills. A final focus group summarized key learnings, with content analysis applied to all focus group data. The control group received only standard training during their internship, with no supplementary instruction. Data on students' knowledge and skills in this domain were collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire and checklist. Subsequently, covariance analysis was performed using SPSS version 26 for statistical analysis. The Chi-square test, independent samples t-test, and analysis of covariance models were used.Results Participants, with a mean age of 22.83 years and approximately 75% female, showed significant improvements. In the post-test, the intervention group's mean knowledge scores increased from 14.20 to 17.17 (P < 0.001), and their skill scores increased from 77.12 to 93.92 (P < 0.001). The control group also improved, with knowledge scores increasing from 14.21 to 15.79 (P < 0.001) and skill scores increasing from 76.25 to 84.67 (P < 0.001). Crucially, the intervention group's post-test scores for both knowledge and skills were significantly higher than the control group's (P < 0.001).Conclusion The multi-method educational intervention demonstrates the potential for significantly enhancing pre-anesthesia care knowledge and skills among undergraduate anesthesia students. Consequently, its incorporation into their educational curricula is recommended.
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