The use of smartphone clinical skills recording in labor ward for midwifery students: New educational technology

BACKGROUND: One of the most important clinical teaching keys is the use of new evaluation that plays an essential role in strengthening the quality level of clinical skills students. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of smartphone clinical skills recording in the labor ward on satisfaction of midwifery students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a quasi-experimental study that was conducted on 60 midwifery students in the 8(th) semester was selected through the convenience sampling method. Clinical skills of labor ward recorded by two methods groups (smartphone and traditional). The satisfaction questionnaire was completed before and after by the two groups. Data were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistics through the SPSS version 22 software. RESULTS: Independent t-test showed that the satisfaction scores before intervention in both smartphone and traditional groups were not statistically significant (P = 0.126), whereas there was a significant difference between two groups after intervention (P = 0.002). CONCLUSION: The use of smartphone techniques in the labor ward can be effect in clinical skills recording among midwifery students.