Application of four-color personality analysis in teaching of neurology nursing / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of four-color personality analysis (FPA) in teaching of neurology nursing. Methods Fifty-five student nurses of 3-year courses were assigned into the control group from June 2011 to May 2012 , and another 55 students from June 2012 to May 2013 into the experiment group. For the teaching of neurology nursing, the traditional teaching methodology was used in the control group and FPA teaching methodology in the experiment group. The two groups were compared in terms of their internship coping capacity and critical thinking ability before and after the nursing internship. The evaluation from them over teaching effectiveness was analyzed. Results The experiment group gained significantly higher scores on ability in solving problems, asking for help and rationalization than the control group did (P<0.05), and significantly lower scores on self-reproach (P<0.05) at the end of the internship. The experiment group gained significantly higher scores on critical thinking ability, confidence and knowledge learning than the controls did (P<0.05). The student nurses in the experiment group all believed that the four-color personality analysis helped them understand themselves, better their personality, make them a adapt to the clinical settings better, and enhance their ability in communication. Conclusion FPA applied in the teaching of neurology nursing can effectively improve coping capacity and critical thinking ability of student nurses, help them better their personality and be more adaptive to different clinical environment and tasks, and ultimately improve the teaching quality.