An innovative technique to promote understanding of anatomy for nurse practitioner students
| Autor: | Leonie DeClerk, Teresa Whited, Kevin D. Phelan, Albrey Berber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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030504 nursing business.industry education MEDLINE General Medicine Anatomy Human body Comparative anatomy 03 medical and health sciences Dissection 0302 clinical medicine Doctor of Nursing Practice Health care 030212 general & internal medicine Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science Psychology business General Nursing |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 33:348-352 |
| ISSN: | 2327-6924 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/jxx.0000000000000328 |
| Popis: | Nurse practitioner (NP) students are required to have a clear understanding of the complexities of the human body. Students enter graduate studies with varying experiences and backgrounds in anatomy and physiology. Evidence suggests that human anatomy laboratories increase learning outcomes when compared with comparative anatomy modalities. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine if teaching with a computed tomography (CT)-based three-dimensional (3D) anatomy table and cadaveric specimens improves Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and NP students' understanding of anatomy in health assessment. Students participated in a hands-on anatomy review using a 3D anatomy table and human cadavers to master the five included body systems. Presurveys and postsurveys were administered to determine how much time had lapsed since our students' most recent anatomy class and the type of dissection laboratory provided within that class; to assess knowledge confidence in pediatric Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat (HEENT) anatomy; and to assess students' confidence in pediatric anatomical knowledge for all five body systems. Data were analyzed using a Mann-Whitney U test with independent samples. All areas with the exception of HEENT showed clinically significant improvement, including overall scores. Many positive themes were identified using qualitative thematic analysis. Teaching with a CT-based, 3D anatomy table with cadaveric specimens improved DNP and NP students' confidence levels in pediatric anatomy knowledge for all five systems. This innovative combination of human cadavers and virtual technology has the potential to produce advanced anatomical understanding for prospective health care professionals and to validate their capacity to conduct complex health assessments and procedures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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