Abstract:

Objective To explore the effects of theory and practice integration in Health Assessment in a higher vocational college. Methods Nursing students of a university were recruited. Students in the experimental group（n=202） received integration of theory and practice teaching，and students in the control group（n=205） received the traditional teaching. The students’ performance and autonomous learning ability were compared. Results The online test，work report，online learning time，classroom discussion，final training score，final theory score and general evaluation of students in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group （P<0.05）. The self-learning ability of nursing students in the experimental group（122.51±7.26） was significantly higher than that in the control group（88.06±9.16）（t=28.142，P<0.001）. Conclusion The application of theory and practice integration in the teaching of Health Assessment is helpful to improve the theoretical achievement，practical operation ability and self-learning ability of nursing students in higher vocational colleges.

Key words: Education，Nursing, Schools，Health Occupations, Curriculum, Health assessment, Theory and practice integration