Blending virtual with conventional learning to improve student midwifery skills in India

India's state of Bihar has suboptimal quality of pre-service training for auxiliary nurse midwives. To address this, state government of Bihar implemented a blended training model to supplement conventional classroom teaching with virtual training. A 72-h virtual training package with updated content on key maternal and newborn health practices was developed for final year students and broadcasted from one instructor location simultaneously to two auxiliary nurse midwives training centres. This pre-post intervention study compared skills of two auxiliary nurse midwife student cohorts.

Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sudharsanam Manni Balasubramaniam, Saurabh Bhargava, Neeraj Agrawal, Rashmi Asif, Lalhmangaihi Chawngthu, Pallavi Sinha, Somesh Kumar, Bulbul Sood Tags: Midwifery Education in Practice Source Type: research