Improving Nursing Students' Competence ın Discharge Training for Parents of Children with Asthma

Objective: More and more children have asthma worldwide. Discharge training provided by nurses should ensure that patients and their family members acquire the knowledge and develop the skills necessary for home care. However, nurse-led discharge training programs are far from meeting their demands and expectations. Therefore, nurses should develop specific competency during their undergraduate years to provide efficient discharge training. Methods: This quasi-experimental type study was conducted between May and September 2022 with the participation of all 3rd year students of a nursing undergraduate program (n=64). Nursing students were randomly assigned to groups from each stratum on the "randomizer org" website: experimental group (n=33) and control group (n=31). The experimental group received traditional training with storyboards, while the control group received only traditional training. Results: The training significantly affected both groups (p˂.001). However, storyboarding was more effective than traditional training. Moreover, experimental group had significantly higher mean Competency Inventory of Nursing Students total and subscale scores than control group (p ˂.001). Conclusion: Storyboarding helped nursing students learn about asthma and develop discharge training competency. This approach can be used as an educational tool to prepare nursing students for working life.