Amir Hosein Pishgooie - Department of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahla Aliyari - Department of Maternal Newborn Health, Faculty of Nursing, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Faeze Baniyaghoobi - Department of Military Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Simintaj Sharififar - Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Faculty of Nursing, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Dadgari - School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Siences, Shahroud, Iran.

Background: Extensive application of radioactive materials to medical and military purposes justifies the necessity of training military nurse students regarding the management of radiation injury. The current study aimed at comparing the effect of two methods (lecture and web-based) of training on the management of radiation-injured patients among military nurse students from ۲۰۱۳ to ۲۰۱۴. Materials and Methods: The current semi-experimental study was conducted on ۶۰ military nursing students in two military nursing schools in Tehran, Iran selected purposively. Subjects of the study were divided into two groups of ۳۰ as lecture and web-based teaching. The effect of education was measured on three levels of knowledge, comprehension, and application; before, immediately after, and four weeks after completion of teaching. The data were analyzed with SPSS software version ۲۱, using Repeated Measures (RM)-ANOVA and t-test. Results: Mean and standard deviation of scores in all learning levels (knowledge, comprehension, and application) in both groups had a significant difference between before and after the intervention (P<۰.۰۰۱). No significant difference was observed in the total mean scores of the two groups before intervention. In the post-test, immediately after training, mean scores of the web-based group had a greater increase, but no significant difference was observed (P=۰.۱۲). In the retention stage (four weeks after training), it was observed that the lecture-based method was more effective (P=۰.۰۱). Conclusion: According to the obtained results, learning increased in both methods . Therefore, it is recommended to use the combined teaching method to educate nursing students.

Teaching methods, Learning, Education, Radiation injury, Nursing student