Effects of training on medical student's capabilities in performing cutdown and inserting chest tube in clinical skill department

ABSTRACT

To determine the effect of training on medical students' capabilities in performing cutdown and inserting chest tube in clinical skill department. A questionnaire was used to gather data separately in two procedures, with 10 questions for each procedure and Likert scale [from very much=6 to very little=1] was used. Data were analyzed using statistical descriptive method. Regarding the needed skills in inserting chest tube students' average significantly increased from 40.4 +/- 17.39 to 81.2 +/- 16.71, and in the case of performing cutdown, it significantly increased from 39.4 +/- 16.91 to 83.5 +/- 10.43 [p < 0.000]. The needed skills significantly increased medical students' self-perceived effectiveness of the trainings in their performances regarding inserting chest tube and performing cutdown in the training center of clinical skills department