Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine effect of 3D animation education, which was developed for nursing students and designed to evaluate respiration on knowledge level of students.

Methods: This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study consisting of pretest and posttest. The sample of the study consisted of 60 students who were in the second year of the nursing department of a public university in Istanbul in the 2018 - 2019 academic year, who met the research criteria and agreed to participate in the research. “Information Form” including sociodemographic features and “Knowledge Test for Evaluation of Respiration” measuring knowledge level on the evaluation of respiration were used as data collection tools. The study was conducted with two stages as preparation and application. Preparation stage included determination of learning goals, selection of 3D animations, preparation of the guidelines for evaluation of respiration, and preparations of the educator and students.

Results: In the study, it was found that the mean posttest points of the students in the experiment group were higher compared to the students in the control group, and there was a significant difference between posttest scores of the two groups (p<0.01).

Conclusion: The results indicated that combination of the traditional education method and 3D animation assisted education might have effect on knowledge level of nursing students about the evaluation of respiration.