Background
Despite growing evidence supporting active learning methodologies in nursing education, limited evidence is available regarding the effectiveness of the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique in improving undergraduate nursing students' competencies in pediatric pain management.
Objective
To evaluate whether the Jigsaw cooperative learning method improves nursing students' knowledge and attitudes regarding pediatric pain management compared with traditional lecture-based education.
Methods
This multicenter, parallel-group randomized controlled trial will be conducted among third-year undergraduate nursing students from the University of Perugia and Unilink University (Italy). Participants will be randomly allocated (1:1) to either a Jigsaw-based educational intervention or traditional lecture-based teaching. Knowledge and attitudes will be assessed using the Italian validated Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) at baseline (T0), immediately after the intervention (T1), and 30 days later (T2). Student satisfaction will also be evaluated using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Third-year undergraduate nursing student.
Attendance of the pediatric nursing course.
Written informed consent.
Previous advanced education in pediatric pain management.
Failure to complete baseline assessment.
Parallel
Jigsaw cooperative learning
Other interventionEducational intervention based on the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique
Traditional Lecture-Based Education
Other interventionConventional lecture-based teaching covering identical educational content
Total Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) score.
Total score on the Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS). The PNKAS consists of 42 items with a total score ranging from 0 to 42, where higher scores indicate greater knowledge and more appropriate attitudes toward pediatric pain management.
Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) score change from baseline (T0) to T1
Change in the total score on the Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) from baseline (T0) to immediately after the intervention (T1). The total score ranges from 0 to 42. Higher scores indicate better knowledge and attitudes regarding pediatric pain management.
Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) score at 30-day follow-up
Total score on the Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) at 30-day follow-up (T2). The total score ranges from 0 to 42. Higher scores indicate better knowledge and attitudes regarding pediatric pain management.
Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) score change from T1 to T2
Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) score change from T1 to T2
Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) score change from T0 to T2
Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (PNKAS) score change from T0 to T2
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