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February 21, 2026Journal of Clinical Nursing

Nursing Students' Perceptions of Acceptable Use of Smartphones During Clinical Placement: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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PDPeta DruryLRLucie M. RamjanGRGina Richards

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Cross-sectional analysis examines smartphone usage perceptions among nursing students, suggesting the need for guidelines.

Key Points

  • The study investigates nursing students' views on acceptable smartphone usage during clinical placements, highlighting risks and benefits.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study using convenience sampling.
  • Recruited undergraduate nursing students from five universities in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Participants completed the Attitude Towards Digital Device Use during Clinical Placement Scale online.
  • Utilized descriptive and inferential analyses with SPSS and exploratory factor analysis.
  • Thematic analysis was performed on qualitative responses.
  • Out of 279 respondents, 10.4% participated from an eligible population of 2682 students.
  • Younger students (mean age = 25.0) were more likely to view smartphone use as acceptable compared to older peers (p = 0.024).
  • Most respondents recognized the benefits of smartphone use for information access, but noted risks like distractions and breaches of confidentiality.

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Drury et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69994c27873532290d0205a4https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.70250
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