Creative Drama vs. Traditional Lecture for Nursing Students' Professional Values: RCT

An RCT (n=60 nursing students) found creative drama-based education produced significantly greater gains in professional values scores than traditional lectures (p<0.05 between groups; p<0.01 within experimental group). Exact effect sizes not reported in source. Note: study is n…

• Design: single-center RCT at one Istanbul foundation university; 60 students drawn from 260; five 90-min weekly sessions using role-play, forum theatre, and case analysis vs. standard lectures; outcome measured by Nurses' Professional Values Scale pre/post.
• Secondary finding: differences in some subscale scores observed based on whether participants had a healthcare professional in their family (exact figures not reported in source).
• Key limitations: small sample (n=60), single institution, short-term follow-up only, and ClinicalTrials.gov registration was finalized after recruitment began, raising prospective-registration concerns. Content addresses nursing — not radiology — professional values.

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