Video versus Traditional Teaching Strategy for Enhancing Intramuscular Injection Skills among College of Nursing Students in Kuwait - A Comparative Study

Q: What is the purpose of the study on IM injection skills?

To assess performance and compare the effectiveness of traditional teaching versus video-assisted teaching for intramuscular injection skills among nursing students.

Q: What does the study conclude about theory and practice?

Traditional and video-assisted teaching were found to be equally effective, with no substitute for clinical demonstration.

Sep 20, 2026

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Purpose: assess nursing students’ intramuscular injection (IM) skill performance using two teaching strategies: traditional instruction with a performance checklist only versus video-assisted instruction combined with the same checklist. Methodology: a quasi-experimental design with a divided sample—control group (28 female nursing students) and experimental group (27 male nursing students). Data were collected via socio-demographic forms and an observational checklist; descriptive and independent t-tests (p<0.05) were used. Findings: differences appeared in medication preparation and administration steps, plus positive correlations between preparation and injection with age and nationality. Conclusion: both strategies were similarly effective overall, with no substitute for clinical demonstration.

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VIDEO VERSUS TRADITIONAL TEACHING STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONSKILLS AMONG COLLEGE OF NURSING STUDENTS IN KUWAIT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY DR. ABEER WILLIAM, MRS. VICTORIA L. VIDAL AND DR. HELALIA SHALABI MOHAMED Video versus Traditional Teaching Strategy for Enhancing Intramuscular Injection Skills among College of Nursing Students in Kuwait: A Comparative Study 1*Dr. Abeer William 1Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, on tenured leave from College of Nursing, Ain-Shams University. Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Kuwait. *Corresponding Author: [aw.aziz@paaet.edu.kw](aw.aziz@paaet.edu.kw) 2 Mrs. Victoria L. Vidal 2 Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Kuwait 3 Dr. Helalia Shalabi Mohamed 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Cairo University, Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Kuwait Abstract Purpose: The study aims to assess the performance and compare the effectiveness of intramuscular injection skills of nursing students utilizing two different teaching strategies –traditional (with the use of performance checklist only) versus video (together with the performance checklist) . Methodology: A quasi-experimental research design was used. The sample was divided into two groups - control group, 28 female nursing students and experimental group, 27 male nursing students. Socio-demographic data sheet and an observational checklist were used to collect pertinent data.. Analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and analytical tests, such as the independent t-test between the experimental and control group, regarding the preparation and injection of medication. P value of < 0.05 was considered to be significant. Findings: Most of the experimental and control group subjects are non-Kuwaitis. In medication preparation, the experimental group showed higher scores in the following steps: mixing solution; withdrawing prescribed amount of medication. The control group, on the other hand, scored higher in the following steps: removing needle cap, withdrawing into syringe amount of air equal to volume of medication to be withdrawn; carefully inserting needle into upright vial; and withdrawing prescribed amount of medication. In medication administration, the control group obtained higher scores in putting on clean gloves and applying gentle pressure at the site. The experimental group had higher score only in putting on clean gloves. A highly significant positive correlation was found between medication preparation and injection of medication and sociodemographic parameters of age and nationality (p= 0.008, p= 0.007) respectively. There is no statistically significant correlation detected between control and experimental group in relation to injection of the medication. Unique Contribution to Theory and Practice: The results of this study indicated that while traditional and video-assisted teaching are equally effective, there is no substitute for clinical demonstration. Key Words: Nursing students; Video; Traditional Teaching Strategy; Intramuscula INTRODUCTION One of the most common health care procedures globally is the giving of injections (WHO, 2014) . In developing countries, approximately 16 million injections are administered every year (Rathodet al., 2013), with more than 90% given for therapeutic purposes, and 5-10% for preventive purposes (Shill et al., 2011). Nurses often use intramuscular (IM) injections as a medicine delivery method (Gulnar and Ozveren, 2016; Topal and Yildirim, 2014) . While administering IM injection is perceived as a simple skill, there are a complex series of considerations such as the type and volume of injectate, medication to be given, technique, site selection and equipment (Sakic et al., 2012) . The use of IM injection is associated with complications, discomfort and painful experience of many patients (

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What is the purpose of the study on IM injection skills?

To assess performance and compare the effectiveness of traditional teaching versus video-assisted teaching for intramuscular injection skills among nursing students.

What does the study conclude about theory and practice?

Traditional and video-assisted teaching were found to be equally effective, with no substitute for clinical demonstration.

Sep 20, 2026

Upload by Valentina