NERD APPS : An Anesthetic Pharmacology Learning Media Based Application for Anesthetist Student during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maulina Galuh Arifah, Bondan Palestin, Pramadita Elena, Juwita Putri Kartini, Doni Setiawan

Department of Nursing Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Background : The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacts learning process especially among anesthetist student. Most of them may experience difficulty on memorizing a lot of anesthetic drugs and its use. Due to restrictions and social distancing during pandemic, they are not able to have an offline classes that might require them to look at the real anesthetic drugs, so this nerd apps is created in order to facilitate anesthetist student to memorizing anesthetic drugs, visualize, and also understand when its use.
Objective : This study aimed to determine the effect of nerd apps on improving anesthetic drugs memory among anesthetist student during the covid-19 pandemic in Health Polytecnic Yogyakarta indonesia.
Methods : This development study of NERD APPS is using the 4D model consisting of Define, Design, Develop and Disseminate. This will be a quasi-experimental study with pretest/posttest design to test the effectiveness of this application on improving memories. Thirty students in fifth semester of nursing anesthesiology was selected using convenience sampling.
Results : Expected there will be a significant effect of nerd on improving memory
Conclusion : Nerd apps is expected proven effective in improving anesthetic drugs memory. Therefore, this study offers a new and innovative app that fits with the covid-19 outbreak situation to help anesthetist nursing student remember name of anestetic drugs and its use easily. The findings also support mnemonic method as a part of memorizing.

Keywords: COVID-19- Anesthetist Nursing Student - Learning Media- Application

Topic: Nursing and anesthesiology