The Effect of Peer Education in Urinary Catheterization

The Effect of Peer Education in Urinary Catheterization on Students' Skill Levels, Privacy Awareness, Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of peer education in urinary catheterization on students' skill levels, privacy awareness, anxiety, and satisfaction levels.

Hypotheses:

H1. Peer education in urinary catheterization increases students' skill levels. H2. Peer education in urinary catheterization increases students' privacy awareness.

H3. Peer education in urinary catheterization reduces students' anxiety levels. H4. Peer education in urinary catheterization increases students' satisfaction levels.

This study evaluated the effects of peer education on urinary catheterization on students' skill levels, privacy awareness, anxiety, and satisfaction. It was found that peer education increased students' urinary catheterization skills and privacy awareness, reduced anxiety levels, and enhanced satisfaction levels. Based on these results, it was suggested that using peer education in the teaching of other nursing practices could also increase nursing students' privacy awareness, reduce anxiety levels, and improve satisfaction levels. This educational method, particularly in a critically important nursing practice course, was expected to enhance students' knowledge and skills and improve learning retention. Furthermore, peer education made learning more enjoyable, which was anticipated to increase student engagement, motivation, and satisfaction. This study revealed a significant difference in how nursing students, and future nurses, interacted with patients and their families. This difference contributed to improved quality of patient care and positively affected patient and family satisfaction. Additionally, receiving positive feedback after nursing practices carried out with confidentiality awareness was found to increase employee satisfaction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Being 18 years of age or older
• Being a first year student
• Taking the Fundamentals of Nursing course for the first time
• Not being a student who came via horizontal or vertical transfer
• Not having received training on 'Urinary Catheterization'
• Not having been absent on the dates when the research data will be collected

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not volunteering to participate in the research

• Being under 18 years old

• Not being a first year student

• Being a student who came via horizontal or vertical transfer

  -- Having received training on 'Urinary Catheterization'

• Being a health vocational high school graduate