Development, Application, and Effectiveness of a Smart Device-based Nursing Competency Evaluation Test: A Mixed-Method Study

We aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a smart device–based test to assess Korean undergraduate students' clinical nursing competency, named SBT-NURS. The 65-item SBT-NURS comprises questions that simulate clinical situations, are problem solving–oriented, use multimedia (ie, videos/photos/animations), and involve the following topics: medical-surgical nursing, fundamentals of nursing, pediatrics, maternity, management, and psychiatric. We utilized a quantitative method to analyze the effects of the SBT-NURS (ie, via a single-group, post-experimental survey design) and a qualitative method to analyze students' experiences of using the SBT-NURS (ie, via seven focus group interviews [FGIs]). Students' overall adult health nursing paper-based test scores (ie, combining their scores in group activity, presentation, attendance, and attitude toward the midterm and final tests on adult health nursing) (r = 0.552, P
Source: CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing - Category: Information Technology Tags: FEATURES Source Type: research