Evaluation of the Use of Mobile Devices for Clinical Practicum in Nursing Education

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Abstract

This paper reports an evaluation of the use of mobile devices by nursing students in clinical practicum. In this learning environment, nursing students have to apply their nursing skills and follow specific clinical procedures in real-life situations. Following the Framework for the Rational Analysis of Mobile Education (FRAME), this study involved a total of 265 nursing students taking part in a questionnaire survey and 20 nursing students and relevant staff participating in interviews, showing their views, experiences and perceptions of the use of mobile devices for studying nursing materials and conducting clinical assessment in the practicum context. The results indicate their overall satisfaction of the mobile learning practice, in particular for the ubiquitous access of materials for situated learning in wards, and the effectiveness of supporting teachers to keep track of students’ learning progress. Areas of improvements were also identified, which emphasise the network connectivity of devices, user training and technical support for the use and maintenance of the devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBlended Learning. Enhancing Learning Success - 11th International Conference, ICBL 2018, Proceedings
EditorsSimon K. Cheung, Lap-Kei Lee, Lam-for Kwok, Kenichi Kubota, Jumpei Tokito
Pages215-226
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event11th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2018 - Osaka, Japan
Duration: 31 Jul 20182 Aug 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10949 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOsaka
Period31/07/182/08/18

Keywords

  • Clinical practicum
  • FRAME model
  • Learning motivation
  • Mobile learning
  • Nursing education

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