Effect of Applying Paper- Based Versus Electronic Nursing Process on Clinical Competence of Nursing Student

Phase 2

• Conditions: Competence
• Interventions: Other: paper based nursing process; Other: electronic nursing process

• Registration Number: NCT02245984
• Lead Sponsor: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-07
• Study First Submitted: 2014-08-20
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-09-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2014-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-23
• Study Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
paper based nursing process	paper based nursing process	for two weeks, students in paper based nursing group will be implemented paper nursing process for patients.
electronic nursing process	electronic nursing process	for two weeks students in this group will be implemented electronic nursing process for patients.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
clinical competency	2 months	clinical competency will be measured with modified nursing competence scale(NCS)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ghaem hospital; 🇮🇷 Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of