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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
108 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-01-31
2015-06-30
Brief Summary
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1. to evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing student - nurse teacher mobile cooperation (MC) during the clinical practicum,
2. to measure the usability of the mobile application.
The detailed research questions and hypothesis of this study are as follows:
1. What is the impact of MC on the nurse competence level of nursing students evaluated by work role, teaching-coaching and therapeutic interventions?
H1: Nursing students' using MC will have a stronger change in the self-assessed level of nurse competence than those using standard cooperation (SC).
H2: Nursing students' using MC will have higher level of nurse competence assessed by mentors after clinical practicum than those using SC.
2. What is the impact of MC on the clinical self-efficacy level of nursing students?
H3: Nursing students' using mobile cooperation will have a stronger change in the self-assessed level of self-efficacy in clinical performance than those using standard cooperation.
3. What is the impact of mobile cooperation on the satisfaction level of nursing students evaluated by supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher?
H4: Nursing students' using mobile cooperation will have higher level of satisfaction with the supervisory relationship, pedagogical atmosphere on the ward and the role of nurse teacher after clinical practicum than those using standard cooperation.
4. What is the perceived usability of the mobile application by the intervention group?
The ultimate goal is to establish a modern, innovative solution for the nursing student - nurse teacher cooperation to support and facilitate the clinical learning of nursing students during the clinical practicum.
Detailed Description
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The sample size was determined with power analysis and the target sample size is 50 subjects per group i.e. 100 in total.
All eligible student participants are identified from the student group lists and the employment service database (Jobstep) of the polytechnic.
Students are recruited by means of direct invitation at the polytechnic. The recruitment is continued until number of eligible participants desired is achieved. The mentors from the wards, supervising the students during the study, are informed of the study and recruited by direct invitations by the researcher.
Students in the intervention group use MC during the 5 week clinical practicum, while participants in the control group use SC.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Mobile cooperation
Nursing student - nurse teacher mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum.
Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum
The intervention include (1) use of mobile application in nursing student - nurse teacher (NT) cooperation during the 5 weeks clinical practicum and (2) training at the beginning of the clinical practicum in the functions of the mobile application by the researcher.
Students in the intervention group use mobile application for documentation of the terms of hours, learning diaries, objectives as well as mid-point and end-evaluation during the clinical practicum. NT and students have direct access to documents in the mobile application and to wireless communication regardless of time and place. The actions in the mobile application are automatically saved and shared between student and the NT.
Standard cooperation
Nursing student - nurse teacher standard cooperation during the clinical practicum.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Mobile cooperation during the clinical practicum
The intervention include (1) use of mobile application in nursing student - nurse teacher (NT) cooperation during the 5 weeks clinical practicum and (2) training at the beginning of the clinical practicum in the functions of the mobile application by the researcher.
Students in the intervention group use mobile application for documentation of the terms of hours, learning diaries, objectives as well as mid-point and end-evaluation during the clinical practicum. NT and students have direct access to documents in the mobile application and to wireless communication regardless of time and place. The actions in the mobile application are automatically saved and shared between student and the NT.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. at least second-year students,
3. entering a five week internal medicine or surgical clinical practicum at the participating hospital district,
4. entering the clinical practicum in spring term 2015,
5. access to a smartphone or tablet PC running iOS or Android OS.
Exclusion Criteria
2. is unable to enter the clinical practicum in spring term 2015,
3. has not access to an appropriate smartphone or tablet PC,
4. is unwilling to provide consent.
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Turku
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Camilla Strandell-Laine
Doctoral candidate
Principal Investigators
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Camilla Strandell-Laine, PhD(c)
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Turku
Locations
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University of Turku
Turku, , Finland
Countries
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References
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Strandell-Laine C, Saarikoski M, Loyttyniemi E, Meretoja R, Salminen L, Leino-Kilpi H. Effectiveness of mobile cooperation intervention on students' clinical learning outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs. 2018 Jun;74(6):1319-1331. doi: 10.1111/jan.13542. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
Other Identifiers
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45/2014
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id