Objective

2

To investigate the application of the 7E teaching model (i.e.

Elicit

Engage

Explore

Explain

Elaborate

Evaluate

and Extend) combined with standardized patients (SP) in nursing practice teaching for general surgery.

Methods

2

A total of 80 nursing students who were assigned to Department of General Surgery in our hospital were selected and divided into control group and observation group according to the order of admission

with 40 students in each group. The students in the control group received traditional teaching

while those in the observation group received the 7E teaching model combined with SP. Theoretical and practical operation scores were assessed for both groups

and the scores of non-technical skills were compared between the two groups. SPSS 22.0 was used to perform the

t

-test.

Results

2

Compared with the control group

the observation group had significantly better scores of theoretical assessment (89.36±2.13 vs. 87.64±2.07

P

<

0.05) and practical operation (92.07±4.33 vs. 85.19±3.46

P

<

0.05). The observation group had significantly higher scores of non-technical skills (humanistic care ability

ability to stimulate learning interest

communication ability with patients

depth of the understanding of diseases and nursing ability

knowledge extension ability

team collaboration ability

clinical thinking ability

and clinical decision-making ability) than the control group (

P

<

0.05).

Conclusion

2

The 7E teaching model combined with SP in nursing practice teaching for general surgery can better enhance the theoretical and practical abilities of nursing interns and help to improve the level of non-technical skills.