Application of digital storytelling combined with U-learning model in clinical endo-crinology nursing education
Objective To investigate the effect of digital storytelling combined with U-learning model in clinical endocrinology nursing education.Methods Seventy-eight nursing students practicing in the endocrinology department were divided into a control group of 38 and an intervention group of 40.The control group was given usual mentoring,while the intervention group additionally received digital storytelling intervention combined with U-learning model.The effectiveness of teaching was evaluated after 4 weeks of inter-vention.Results One student in the intervention group dropped out.There were significant between group differences in comprehen-sive examination performance,theoretical teaching quality,satisfaction with teaching,ability of comprehensive nursing interven-tion for diabetes patients,diabetes health literacy,and self-regulation ability during clinical nursing practice(all P<0.05).Conclu-sion Digital storytelling combined with U-learning model applied in clinical endocrinology nursing education can improve quality of clinical teaching,resulting in enhancing nursing students'comprehensive diabetes care ability,diabetes health literacy,and self-regulation ability during clinical nursing practice.