Jigsaw Technique Boosts Nursing Students’ Confidence in Epilepsy Care

Source: Nurse education in practice

Summary

This study looked at how different teaching methods affect nursing students' understanding and attitudes toward managing seizures in children. Researchers focused on 80 nursing students, dividing them into two groups. One group received training using the Jigsaw technique, which encourages teamwork and collaboration, while the other group learned through traditional teaching methods.

The results showed that both groups improved their knowledge and attitudes about childhood epilepsy after the training. However, there was no significant difference in the level of improvement between the two groups. Interestingly, both groups also reported feeling more confident in managing seizures, but the Jigsaw technique seemed to boost self-confidence even more than traditional methods.

These findings are important because they suggest that using the Jigsaw technique in nursing education can help students feel better prepared to handle real-life situations involving childhood epilepsy. However, since both teaching methods were effective, it’s unclear if one is truly better than the other. More research could help clarify the best ways to teach nursing students about managing epilepsy in children.

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