Nurses' learning of Infants' venipuncture based on Kolb's learning theory

Abstract

Introduction: Learning methods and styles greatly affect both instruction method and perception of the learners. Due to the high rate of infant hospitalization and the need for technical procedures such as venipuncture, it is necessary to provide neonatal nurses with a correct and effective training for correct techniques. Objective: To determine the learning rate of nurses about venipuncture insertion based on Kolb learning theory. Method: A clinical trial was carried out in 2018, recruiting 60 nurses from selected hospitals, affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The participants were given a pretest and then were filmed while preforming venipuncture with the exception that those recruited to the intervention group were trained based on Kolb's theory after the pre-test. A post-test was conducted with the whole participants after one month. Then, data were analyzed by SPSS 21 software. Results: The results showed that the average result in the intervention group was 58.83 before intervention and increased to 78.67 after the intervention. The paired t-test also showed a significant difference before and after the intervention (P < 0.001). Also, independent t-test showed that the mean increase of learning rate of the intervention group was significantly higher after the intervention compared to the control group (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Using Kolb's learning theory, nurses could better learn infants' venipuncture. © 2019