ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the application and effects of WeChat official account in improving the nursing trainees' core post competency.Methods:The study included in 105 nursing trainees of Batch 2015 as experimental group, taking the nursing practice WeChat official account based on the routine clinical teaching pattern, and 95 nursing trainees of Batch 2014 as control group, taking traditional teaching mode. At the end of the internship, the scores of special examinations for nursing students and the national examination for nursing qualifications ("nursing qualification examination" for short) of the two group were compared, and the critical thinking ability, ability to acquire information lifelong learning ability, nurse-patient clinical communication ability and teaching satisfaction of the two groups of students were analyzed. SPSS 23.0 software was used for t test. Results:The scores of special examinations, nursing qualification examination and each module at main dimensions of the core post competency of nursing students in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.05). The nursing trainees in the experimental group were satisfied with the teaching effects of the WeChat official account. Conclusion:The WeChat official account in clinical nursing practice helps improve the quality of clinical practice teaching and assist in enhancing core post competency of nursing trainees.