Table 1:

Intervention of the experimental group and the control group

	Program Topics				Week 1 (Hr)	Week 2 (Hr)
Exp.	Program orientation				1
	Week 1	Step 1: Knowledge work
		Lecture	OPT model and clinical reasoning web-based education		1
			Respiratory diseases		1	1
		Self-directed learning	Pre-learning of respiratory disease
		Step 2: Self-talk
		Self-directed learning	Understanding the patient situation using the OPT model		1	1
		Step 3: Pattern recognition & Juxtaposing
		Discussion and co-operative learning	Understanding the patient situation
			Web-based clinical reasoning of nursing problems
		Step 4: Reframing & reflection
		Discussion and co-operative learning	OPT Model and Clinical Inference Web-worksheet feedback		3	3
			Nursing intervention and core nursing skills practice
			Learning medical terminology
		Step 5: Handover practice
		Lecture	Education on SBAR protocol		1
		Self-directed learning	SBAR protocol pre-learning
		Discussion and co-operative learning	Handover practice and feedback		1	1
Cont.	Week 2		Repeat steps 1–5 using cardiovascular case
	Week 2 clinical practice	Clinical practice orientation			1
		Core nursing skills practice			3
		Pre-learning and initial assessment on a case study patient			2	2
		Deriving patient’s nursing problems, learning medical terminology and practicing handover			2	2
		Feedback				3

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; Hr=hour; OPT= Outcome-Present-State-Test; SBAR= Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation.