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Objective To evaluate the quality and application of the Pocket Book of Bilingual Nursing Vocabulary of Fundamental Nursing Skills.Methods Anonymous questionnaire surveys were conducted among 180 nursing students (English orientation) of Nursing Department of Xiamen Medical College to investigate the application effectiveness of the Pocket Book of Bilingual Nursing Vocabulary of Fundamental Nursing Skills.The contents of questionnaire survey included:the students' views on vocabulary difficulty level,content,and layout of the textbook.A total of 180 questionnaires were distributed and 172 valid questionnaires were retrieved.Percentages were used to describe students' evaluation on the effectiveness of the textbooks.Results 89.4％ of students' good evaluation of the teaching material was mainly manifested in the following aspects:large and highly targeted vocabulary by 84.9％ (146/172),comprehensive and practical vocabulary by 89.0％ (153/172),closely linked to nursing by 81.4％ (140/172),focusing on English proficiency by 81.4％ (140/172),learning aided with phonetic symbols by 93.0％ (160/172) and easy memorizing with illustrated pictures by 94.8％ (163/172),small and potable by 95.3％ (164/172).Conclusion This teaching material is comprehensive,practical,small and portable and is an innovation of content and format with illustrated pictures,has been proved to be in bilingual nursing teaching.It also provides a positive valuable reference to teachers on the other bilingual teaching or compiling other supplementary bilingual textbooks.
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Objective To explore the application effects of online tests through two-dimensional code in the course of Fundamental Nursing. Methods A total of 79 nursing students in 2016 were included in the study. Compared with traditional method in the first term, online tests through two-dimensional code were implemented in the second term. The students′ appraisal on online tests through two-dimensional code was investigated with a self-designed questionnaire. Results The students showed a positive attitude to online tests through two-dimensional code. 97.3%(71/73) of the students thought online tests through two-dimensional code was easy to implement, and 93.2%(68/73) of them agreed that online tests help them to know how they learned and improved the efficiency and quality of class. Conclusions Online tests through two-dimensional code, which are novel, energy-saving and environmental friendly,can improve students′learning interest and enhance learning effect.Therefore,it is worthy to be applied and recommended.