Competency and an active learning program in undergraduate nursing education.

Aims: To evaluate the effect of an active learning program on competency of senior students.

Background: Active learning strategies have been used to help students achieve desired nursing competency, but their effectiveness has not been systematically examined.

Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional comparative design was used.

[The effects of tailored diabetes education on blood glucose control and self-care].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the effects of tailored diabetic education on blood glucose control and self-care for patients with type 2 diabetes on insulin therapy.

Methods: The participants were 60 patients (experimental group: 30, control group: 30) with type 2 diabetes on insulin therapy. The patients were being seen at a university hospital in Seoul, Korea.

[Development of a multimedia learning DM diet education program using standardized patients and analysis of its effects on clinical competency and learning satisfaction for nursing students].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a multimedia learning program for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) diet education using standardized patients and to examine the effects of the program on educational skills, communication skills, DM diet knowledge and learning satisfaction.

Methods: The study employed a randomized control posttest non-synchronized design. The participants were 108 third year nursing students (52 experimental group, 56 control group) at K university in Seoul, Korea.

[The effects of a health promotion program for elderly].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and to evaluate a health promotion program for elderly.

Method: Subjects were 63 elderly women (experimental group: 33, control group: 30). The study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design.

[Development of a scale to measure the effectiveness of oriental nursing education].

Purpose: The aim of this study was to design and evaluate a scale for measuring reliability and validity in the field of oriental nursing education.

Method: A questionnaire was administered to 495 university nursing students using a convenience sampling method. The period of time for collecting data was from September 2003 to January 2004.