Abstract

Introduction: Education videos contribute to the acquisition of knowledge and clinical skills of nursing students, serving as a complement to traditional laboratories. Objective: To determine the level of student satisfaction regarding the utilization of educational video capsules. Method: A quantitative, observational, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a convenience sample of 144 nursing students. Eight educational video capsules were developed for two subjects, which were viewed by the students. Using the “Video Capsule Evaluation Survey” instrument, students recorded their satis-faction. The psychometric properties of the instrument were also studied. Results: A total of 364 responses from students who viewed the video capsules were analyzed according to subject and topic. The overall perception of students regarding the video capsules was very positive, with a satisfaction rate of 91.2%. The video with the highest satisfaction was “Bed Making” (94.4% satisfaction), whereas the one with the lowest satisfaction was the video “Nasogastric Tube Placement” (89,1% satisfaction). The item with the highest satisfaction was the alignment between the video’s content and its objectives (98.3%), and the item with the highest dissatisfaction was the presence of the teacher’s image (8.3%). The overall reliability of the instrument was α-Cronbach = 0.896. Exploratory factor analysis using the principal axis factoring method with Varimax rotation revealed a new proposed questionnaire with three dimensions and 19 items. Discussion: Video capsules promote the active role of students in their educational process but require use alongside other types of resources. Conclusions: The video capsules were positively evaluated, but there are aspects that need improvement regarding their format, for which a deeper understanding of students’ preferences is required. The proposed 19-item instrument is valid and reliable for systematic use.