Improvement of Knowledge and Practical Skills in Venipuncture through Web-Based Training

摘要

This paper reports on the implementation of web-based training in venipuncture as standardizable knowledge transfer. For this purpose, we performed an experimental study with nursing students and medical students. Taking blood samples is a daily routine in hospitals and in private practices. Complications are rare, but with the mass of preocedures not insignificant. Nonetheless, the requirements for the proper procedure of a venipuncture are often not or only partially met. In Germany, taking blood samples belongs to the physicians' delegable procedures [1] and can be carried out by other caring professionals after an instruction has taken place. For this purpose, we performed an experimental study with fifth year medical students and nursing students who improved their skills and knowledge by a web-based training (WBT) or a conventional teacher-led lesson.