Abstract
This paper presents the protocol for a randomized controlled trial aimed at studying the effects of a technology-supported guidance model delivered by smartphone and intended to strengthen the follow-up of nursing students during their clinical practicum. The research outcomes will reflect students’ critical thinking, learning outcomes, and satisfaction. The results will be compared before and after the intervention and between control and intervention groups. In the control group, the clinical practicum period will be performed as usual. In the intervention group, students will monitor their day by filling in daily electronic reports. Based on students’ reports and the day’s experience, the nurse preceptor will give a feedback to the students. A process evaluation will measure fidelity and potential for scale-up.
Highlights
In Norway, fifty percent of the baccalaureate nursing program consists of a clinical practicum
The clinical practicum is mainly conducted according to a guidance model that involves three parties: a nurse educator (NE) employed by an educational institution, a nursing student (NS), and a nurse preceptor (NP)
The NE is a pedagogical mediator who assures, through distance cooperation, that the clinical practicum is performed in such a manner that it provides the NS with an optimal learning experience according to the curriculum
Summary
In Norway, fifty percent of the baccalaureate nursing program consists of a clinical practicum. The Norwegian government emphasizes the need and encourages research that applies technology in education (KD, 2017), no studies that aim to improve the conditions of the clinical practicum for baccalaureate NSs through the use of mobile technology have been reported from Norway. No studies supported by mobile technology have been conducted that propose to a) increase NPs’ pedagogical competence, b) ensure the quality of the clinical practicum and the attainment of learning outcomes by NSs, c) improve communication between the involved parties (NE, NS and NP), d) promote remote follow-up by NEs through increased flexibility and efficiency, and e) promote collaboration to result in increased educational capacity. There is a need for such a study in nursing education
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