BİRİNCİ SINIF HEMŞİRELİK ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİ VE HEMŞİRELİK TANILARINI ALGILAMA DÜZEYLERİNİ GELİŞTİRME ÜZERİNE BİR ÇALIŞMA.

This study was planned to determine the effect of case studies used in teaching the nursing process nursing on the problem-solving skills and perception levels of nursing diagnoses of first-year nursing students. This research, which was planned as a pre-test post-test interventional study, was conducted with 133 first-year nursing students. Before starting the group case studies "Student Information Form, Nursing Diagnosis Perception Scale, and Problem Solving Inventory" were applied to the students. After group case studies were conducted with the students for five weeks, the same scales were applied again and the post-test was completed. According to the pre- test results, the students' total mean score of perception of nursing diagnoses was 2.77±0.61, while it was 2.39±0.46 in the post-test. The problem solving skill mean scores were 105.73±18.65 in the pre-test and 108.12±18.26 in the post-test. Their perception of nursing diagnoses improved positively after the case studies, while a statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test and post-test mean scores, but no difference was found between the problem-solving skill scores. In this research; although nursing diagnosis perceptions have improved, problem solving skills have not improved at the desired level. In this context, it may be recommended to increase the number of case studies, repeat case studies before and after clinical practice, use of standardized/simulated patients and try interactive teaching methods such as simulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]