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Reflective journals<br />

Students were required to write daily reflective journals in the hospital to improve awareness of their own learning.<br />

Reflective journals allowed students to better assess their needs, and at the same time, allowed the instructor to<br />

provide them guidance and support. Figure 6 is a reflective journal written by a student, which read as follows:<br />

“… Although there were nurses and the therapist around, we felt scared because of being surrounded by so<br />

many patients. I felt very uncomfortable. …. I know I shouldn’t feel this way. I should try to get along with<br />

the patients -- no matter how seriously ill they are. …”<br />

In the following mood check-boxes, one student indicated the feeling of being terrified and helpless. After seeing the<br />

journal, the instructor immediately wrote words of encouragement on the online feedback form, and then provided<br />

additional support for the student the following day. With the PDA-based reflective journals, the instructor could<br />

know students’ conditions promptly and provide them with timely feedback, which was just not possible with<br />

previous paper-written journals.<br />

Figure 6. The reflective journals<br />

Figure 7. The psychiatric nursing glossary<br />

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