An 18-week electrocardiogram education program using an HTML webpage and blended learning significantly improved nurses' interpretation performance scores from 11.89 to 15.56 (p < .001).
Does an 18-week electrocardiogram education program using an HTML webpage and blended learning methods improve electrocardiogram interpretation performance and confidence in ward nurses?
An 18-week blended learning ECG education program using an HTML webpage significantly improved ECG interpretation performance and confidence among ward nurses.
Absolute Event Rate: 15.56% vs 11.89%
p-value: p=< .001
AIM: This study was conducted to develop an electrocardiogram education program that incorporates an HTML webpage and blended learning methods to enhance electrocardiogram interpretation skills. Through continual and efficient education, the program aims to assist nurses in providing appropriate care and treatment to patients. DESIGN: Pre-post design study. METHODS: We developed an electrocardiogram interpretation HTML webpage based on an electrocardiogram interpretation algorithm and implemented an 18-week (2023.5.15 ~ 2023.9.22) electrocardiogram education program, which included daily 5-minute training sessions. Twenty-seven ward nurses were provided with the URL ( https://ecgweb.github.io/ECGwebEN ) to the electrocardiogram interpretation HTML webpage and shared one electrocardiogram case daily for self-interpretation. Electrocardiogram interpretation performance and confidence were evaluated through questionnaires at three phases: before the program, after 6 weeks of basic electrocardiogram and arrhythmia education, and after 12 weeks of application of the electrocardiogram interpretation HTML webpage and case-based lecture education. The statistical tests used were repeated-measures ANOVA or the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. RESULTS: The average score for electrocardiogram interpretation performance before the electrocardiogram education program was 11.89(SD = 3.50), after 6 weeks of basic electrocardiogram and arrhythmia education it was 14.15(SD = 3.68), and after 12 weeks of application of the electrocardiogram interpretation HTML webpage and case-based lecture education, it was 15.56(SD = 3.04). This shows that electrocardiogram interpretation performance significantly improved over time (p < .001). Additionally, post-hoc analysis revealed significant differences in electrocardiogram interpretation performance at each stage, i.e., before, during, and after the application of an electrocardiogram education program. Furthermore, the electrocardiogram interpretation confidence questionnaire score (pre-Median 18, IQR = 5; post-Median 23, IQR = 3) was improved significantly after the completion of the 18-week education program (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Based on the results of this study, we believe that an electrocardiogram education program using HTML webpage, and a blended teaching method would be very beneficial for maintaining and improving electrocardiogram interpretation skills of clinical nurses. Such a program can help nurses interpret electrocardiograms more effectively and assist them in making important decisions in patient care.
Lee et al. (Fri,) conducted a other in Electrocardiogram interpretation skills (n=27). Electrocardiogram education program using HTML webpage and blended learning vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Electrocardiogram interpretation performance score (p=< .001). An 18-week electrocardiogram education program using an HTML webpage and blended learning significantly improved nurses' interpretation performance scores from 11.89 to 15.56 (p < .001).