7 Benefits Using Video for the Nursing Head-to-Toe Assessment
According to a study published in Nursing Education, “only 11 of 40 RN graduates . . . scored 70% or better on physical assessment skills testing.”
This means that only three out of ten newly matriculated nursing students can perform a successful head-to-toe assessment. That’s a scary statistic.
But thankfully there are tools to help. One effective way to overcome this practice-theory gap is assigning a student video for learning the nursing head-to-toe assessment.
The Benefits
While nursing education has been slow adopting student videos in the classroom, early and current research shows that there are more benefits than you can list on one hand.
Research as early as 2003 at Central Missouri State University (CMSU) baccalaureate school of nursing found that student videos alleviated a lot of the “problems with traditional one-on-one validation of skills.” Fast forward to 2018 and Christina Purpora and Susan K. Prion found similar results surveying students that completed a head-to-toe assessment video assignment.
Although technology has rapidly changed these past few decades, these two articles report consistent benefits in using student video to teach the nursing health assessment.
- Increased flexibility for student and faculty
- Increased opportunities for students to repeat and practice
- Students see their mistakes
- Students can correct their mistakes without an evaluation
- More effective feedback
- Increased student confidence
- Improved student awareness and self-reflection
And the benefits only get better when educators use the right video technology. A recent case study shows Dr. Michael Bumbach both maximizing his time and his students improving because he used the right cloud-based, video feedback software — GoReact.
Bumbach says, “If I’m on the bus for 20 minutes, I can do my work then. GoReact saves me literally days of time.” And it also benefits his nursing students: “I surveyed our students, and I looked at how prepared they were after the health assessment video. My survey found that the process itself helps students gain hands-on practice.”
To learn more about using student video in the classroom for the head-to-toe assessment, check out our latest feature article: Closing the Theory-Practice Gap for the Nursing Head-to-Toe Assessment.
This article was brought to you by GoReact, the #1 tool for procedural and patient communication skills. Universities around the country use GoReact in their healthcare programs for skills assessments and clinical trainings. Learn more at GoReact.com.
Sources
Berman, et al. “Competence Gaps Among Unemployed New Graduates Entering a Community-Based Transition-to-practice Program.” Nursing Education.
Winters, et al. “Use of Videotaping to Assess Competencies and Course Outcomes.” Journal of Nursing Education.
Purpora, Prion. “Using Student-Produced Video to Validate Head-to-Toe Assessment Performance.” Journal of Nursing Education. “Top Nursing Program Tackles Shortage of Nurses in New Technology.” GoReact.
