Educational material: inserting and removing nasogastric tube for adults and children

Abstract

The aim of this thesis was to create educational material for nursing students at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences about Inserting and removing a nasogastric tube for adults and children.

This thesis document comprises theoretical background, implementation, and evaluation discussions. The choice of educational material for this product was a presentation to illustrate the procedure for insertion and removal of a nasogastric tube. The product for this project was in form of PowerPoint presentation which illustrates the procedure for inserting and removing a nasogastric tube for adults and paediatrics.

The methodology for this thesis project was by Hybrid methodology, which enables combining two different project management styles to create a suitable and flexible management style for performing project tasks effectively. Tasks were defined and shared amongst members at the start of the project.

PowerPoint presentation for the educational material was sent to nursing students for evaluation, also a survey link that contains anonymous questionnaire was sent to 10 students to obtain feedback for the quality of the educational material. The survey had six closed ended and two opened ended questions. Five respondents answered the questionnaire. In conclusion, the overall result of the survey suggested that the PowerPoint (product) was clear and easy to understand and suitable as a learning material.