A structured educational model to improve the education of nurses: Case-based learning

Background: Case-based training is a crucial component of nursing education, providing students with opportunities to enhance clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and professional behavior. However, few studies integrate these constructs into measurable educational outcomes. Methods: This study aims to look at the influence of online care training, which is based on case studies in surgical illnesses nursing, on students' care behaviors and self-efficacy levels. Participants were randomly assigned to undergo case-based education or traditional instruction. One hundred and four undergraduate nursing students from one university were chosen to participate. The structure is logical, with causal relationships between claims and a clear order of information. The researcher used an online platform to collect data from students in both groups before and three months after training. The introduction features form comprised the caring behavior scale (CBS) and questions to assess nursing students' self-efficacy. Results: Before the training, there was no discernible difference in the levels of care exhibited by the participants or in their self-efficacy. Nevertheless, a notable alteration was observed in the CBS scores of the intervention group students following the training period. Their CBS and self-efficacy scores surpassed those of the control group. The results of the regression analysis indicated that age, gender, place of residence, and caring assessment scores did not exert a significant influence on the total score of the Caring Behavior Scale. Conclusion: The findings of the research indicated that structured case-based nursing education was an effective method for fostering the development of caring behaviors among students.