A Blended Learning Develops the Basic Physical Exam Practice Skills for Nursing Student

This student determined the blended learning course that can improve basic physical examination practice. This study is one group pre-posttest design. The development of teaching materials as 7 basic physical examination video pace on Moodle platform. Teaching management is based on information theory by learners determine for self-learning. The purposive sample is 130 second-year nursing students. The student studied by selflearning and demonstrated back to the instructor (Face to face). When the course finish, learning outcomes were evaluated. The level of score test scores (mean 28.26, SD 3.76) t (102) = 7.06, p = 0.48) and examination scores (mean 200.03, SD 12.10, 16.737, p =0.00) were higher the 70%. The considering separated blended and online learning were tested path analysis by Amos. The hypothesized model is in accordance with real data (χ2 = .641 .18, df 1, p = .423, RMSEA = .00, RMR .013, GFI 1.00, CFI .995). Blended learning model can account for 89%. It was shown that blended learning have direct to perception of ability to basic examination and satisfaction at statistically significant (.49, p < .001), in contrast, specific online learning had no direct effect to nurse’s basic physical examination ability and satisfaction (.06, p > .05). This study reflected that learning improving well nursing skills should use a blended learning method that uses both online learning and a demonstration model (face to face).

Keywords:Blended learning; Self-directed learning; Basic physical examination skills.