The effect of multimedia-based education in e-learning on nursing students' academic success and motivation: A randomised controlled study.

BACKGROUND: Students who receive e-learning in nursing education state that they cannot learn the lessons effectively. This study aims to evaluate the effect of multimedia teaching materials on students' academic achievement and motivation in e-learning. METHODS: The quasi-experimental study was performed on 70 students. The experimental group students were presented with multimedia materials, and the control group students were taught the e-learning course. RESULTS: In this study, regarding the effect of multimedia-based education on students' Instructional Materials Motivation Survey, the mean score of the control group was 85.25 ± 11.95, and the mean score of the experimental group was 94.44 ± 11.82 after the intervention. A moderately significant positive correlation was found between the experimental group's average academic achievement and total scale scores. CONCLUSION: The study results show that the participants accepted the important role of multimedia as practical learning compared to traditional learning methods. Given the impact of multimedia-based education on academic achievement, this approach can be used to teach other core subjects to nursing students.

Developing scale for colleague solidarity among nurses in Turkey.

There is a need for an appropriate instrument to measure colleague solidarity among nurses. This study was carried out to develop a Colleague Solidarity of Nurses' Scale (CSNS). This study was planned to be descriptive and methodological. The CSNS examined content validity, construct validity, test-retest reliability and internal consistency reliability. The trial form of the CSNS, which was composed of 44 items, was given to 200 nurses, followed by validity and reliability analyses. Following the analyses, 21 items were excluded from the scale, leaving an attitude scale made up of 23 items. Factor analysis of the data showed that the scale has a three sub-factor structure: emotional solidarity, academic solidarity and negative opinions about solidarity. The Cronbach's alpha reliability of the whole scale was 0.80. This study provides evidence that the CSNS possesses robust solidarity among nurses.