Clinical trial NCT02245984: Effect of Applying Paper- Based Versus Electronic Nursing Process on Clinical Competence of Nursing Student
Official title: Comparison Effect of Applying Paper- Based Versus Electronic Nursing Process on Clinical Competence of Undergraduate Nursing Students' of Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery School
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Competence
Keywords: clinical competence, nursing process, nursing student
Lead sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2014-09-22
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: Compare the clinical competence of undergraduate nursing students' of mashhad nursing and midwifery school in two groups applying nursing process (paper- based versus electronic).

Detailed description: The sample consisted of at least 30 nursing students in each of the groups A (paper-based nursing process or PNP) and B (Electronic nursing process or ENP) based on random allocation (lottery sectors) will be divided into two groups. The level of knowledge about nursing process, clinical competency and clinical decision making will evaluate by the knowledge of nursing process, Meretoja competence modified and Lauri clinical decision making questionnaires, by the investigator. Then, for each of the groups separately-training program aimed to education the nursing process and how to do it (including the definition of the nursing process, advantages and its implementation and how to collect data using patient assessment forms Gordon) in the form of workshops a day (5 hours) will be implemented. Nursing process education in the two groups will similar but two hours of the program in each groups is devoted to practical training on how to implement. After completing the training program, students learn about the nursing process will be determined in the same way. Then for two weeks, students in Group A and Group B will be implemented paper and electronic nursing process for patients and researchers will perform under your guidance will be closely monitored. Clinical competence and clinical decision making will be assessed again at the end of the course with previous method. Satisfaction of the nursing process in each group will be measured.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Willingness to participate in the study
* No Experience working independently (student work, employment, etc.) as a Nurse.
* Participate in the first day of the internship program

Exclusion Criteria:

* Failure to complete course training

Primary outcomes:
measure: clinical competency
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Mashhad
country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
facility: Ghaem hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: MUMS
name: s reza mazloum, phd
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Meretoja R, Leino-Kilpi H, Kaira AM. Comparison of nurse competence in different hospital work environments. J Nurs Manag. 2004 Sep;12(5):329-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2004.00422.x.