Comparison of time-segmented goal-directed teaching vs. traditional teaching for PICC among specialist nurse training: a randomized controlled trial.

Chang Xie, Jie Zhang, Ge Long, Xi He, Xing Liu, Mi Yang

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chang XieHealth Management Medical Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Jie ZhangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Ge LongDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Xi HeDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Xing LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Mi YangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

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Introduction: This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of Time-Segmented Goal-Directed Teaching (TSGDT) vs. Traditional Teaching (TT) in enhancing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) skills among specialist nurse trainees. Methods: A total of 104 specialist nurse trainees were randomized to TSGDT ( Results: Compared with the TT group, participants in the TSGDT group achieved significantly higher overall OSCE scores immediately after training ( Conclusion: The Time-Segmented Goal-Directed Teaching method is a highly effective instructional strategy that significantly enhances PICC procedural competence, procedural confidence, and learning satisfaction among specialist nurse trainees, with superior skill retention at 4 weeks, which offering a superior alternative to traditional teaching for clinical skill acquisition.

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peripherally inserted central catheterrandomized controlled trialspecialist nurse trainingtime-segmented goal-directed teachingtraditional teaching

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PMID42051711

DOI10.3389/fmed.2026.1798774

PMCPMC13111136

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