Use of Puzzle Method in Psychiatric Nursing Teaching

Objective: It is thought that the puzzle technique and teaching method will be useful in teaching psychiatric nursing in order to facilitate the learning of psychiatric symptoms and findings and to increase awareness in mental state examination. For this reason, the research was planned to examine the effectiveness of the puzzle technique in learning psychiatric symptoms and findings in psychiatric nursing students.Design: This study was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design.MethodPlace and Time The research is planned to be carried out between November and January 2022 at a foundation university.Population and Sample of the Research The population of the research will be 108 students enrolled in the nursing program of a foundation university and taking the "Psychiatric Nursing" course in the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year.In the study, it is aimed to reach the entire universe, not selecting the sample. The students in the universe, who accepted to participate in the study and completed the pre-test, will be assigned to the intervention and control groups by randomization with the help of a generator on the www.random.org website by being numbered according to their order in the student list.Hypothesis: Students who use puzzle method in teaching psychiatric nursing have higher knowledge levels than students who do not.

Inclusion Criteria:Registered in the nursing department of the university where the research will be conducted,Taking a psychiatric nursing course in the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year,Taking the Psychiatric Nursing course for the first time,Does not have a communication problem at a level that prevents the conversation,Students who volunteer to participate in the research will be included in the research.Exclusion Criteria:Not registered in the nursing department of the university where the research will be conducted,Not taking a psychiatric nursing course in the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year,Taking the Psychiatric Nursing course for the second time,Having a communication problem at a level that prevents the conversation,Students who do not volunteer to participate in the research will not be included in the research.