Introduction
The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of computer-based teaching and face-to-face teaching strategies in terms of knowledge of clinically related courses among newly hired oncology nurses.
Material and methods
A 2-group pre- and post-test design was performed. The study included 128 participants. The participants were randomly assigned into the study groups (control and experimental groups). Both groups attended a course on the SBAR technique, with one group using face-to-face teaching and the other using computer-based learning.
Results
The study included 128 participants. Of them, 36.7% are male (n=47). The total mean age was 22.19 (SD=0.94). The total mean of the pre-test was 3.81/7 while the post-test was 5.82/7 for the experimental group. The total mean of the pre-test was 3.78/7, while the post-test was 5.51/7 for the control group. The paired t-test results showed that the differences between the pre- and post-test mean for each group were significant. The results showed no significant difference in the pre-test means between the experimental and control groups (p-value=.913). The difference in post-test mean between the experimental and control groups was significant (p-value=.04).
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that both computer-based and face-to-face teaching strategies effectively increased knowledge levels among newly hired nurses. Importantly, the computer-based teaching approach demonstrated a statistically significant superiority in knowledge retention compared to face-to-face teaching.