Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Examining the students' point of view on the use of electronic logbook in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (2023)

https://doi.org/10.22034/ethic.2024.714822
Volume 13, 3-4
July 2024
Pages 73-80
Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Reyhaneh Nicknejad 1
Fatemeh Lohrasbi 2
Shahla Abolhasani 3
Ahmadreza Yazdannik 3
Mohammad Akbari 2

1 Instructor, Department of Operating Room, Community Health Research Center, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of psychiatric nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health, Nursing and Midwifery Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract
Introduction: Logbook is considered as one of the most effective methods of evaluating clinical education, which has been designed and used for nursing students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences since 2017, and few studies have examined the views of the users of this logbook completely. Considering that knowing the strengths and weaknesses of using this method can be a valuable step in the direction of proper evaluation of students; Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the views of students of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences on the use of electronic logbooks in clinical departments.
Method & Materials: The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (2023-2024) and sampling was done by census method. The studied samples included students who had at least one experience of using a logbook. The data collection tool was based on the questionnaire of Najafi et al. (2016), with a correlation coefficient of 80%, which was distributed among students electronically. Data analysis was done using SPSS 20 software.
Results: In this research, 84 nursing, midwifery and operating room students were included in the study, of which 51.19% were female and 71.42% were studying nursing. 33.3% of the students found it necessary to use the log book in the hospital environment. 48.8% considered the existence of a general report of the number of performed clinical activities and matching the items of the logbooks to the clinical lesson plan as the most important quality factor of the electronic logbooks. 52.4% of the students stated that they were fully familiar with the process of completing the electronic log book. 46.4% stated that completing the electronic logbook is not important in their opinion.
Conclusion: There are some deficiencies in the field of necessity, quality, process and method of completing the logbook from the perspective of the students of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, and the highest point of view of the students was related to the necessity of using the logbook; Therefore, it seems necessary for the students by the relevant professors and the officials to revise the contents of the logbook, according to the changing educational needs.

Keywords

Clinical Competence
Student
Nursing
Evaluation
Log Book
Subjects
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