Objective: To determine the effect of education with a stoma model on knowledge and skill levels of student nurses.
Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at a professional education and skills laboratory of the Nursing Department within a health sciences faculty in Turkey between March 2015 and November 2016. The sample comprised an experimental group that had students who took a surgical diseases nursing course during the spring, and a control group that had students who took the same course during the autumn. A student information form, a knowledge level evaluation form, and a skill level evaluation form were used data collection. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. .
Results: Of the 133 students, 69(52%) were in the experimental group and 64(48%) in the control group. It was determined that the skill level of the experimental group was higher than the control group (p<0.05) and there was a positive correlation between knowledge and skill levels of student nurses in both groups (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Education with a stoma model increased student nurses' skills and promotes their knowledge.
Keywords: Education method, Stoma care, Stoma model, Student nurses. (JPMA 69: 1496; 2019).doi:10.5455/JPMA.292930.