Table 2. Smartphone use and distraction.
Opinion of smartphone restriction policies.
| Items | n | % | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smartphone use and distraction | |||
| 1. Have you used a smartphone during clinical practicum? | 3.21* | 1.33** | 1–5 |
| Never | 41 | 13.5 | |
| Rarely | 52 | 17.1 | |
| Sometimes | 84 | 27.6 | |
| Usually | 56 | 18.4 | |
| Always | 71 | 23.4 | |
| 2. Have you witnessed another student using a smartphone during clinical practicum? | 4.10* | 1.05** | 1–5 |
| Never | 12 | 3.9 | |
| Rarely | 13 | 4.3 | |
| Sometimes | 25 | 14.8 | |
| Usually | 96 | 31.6 | |
| Always | 138 | 45.4 | |
| 3. Have you been distracted by another student´s use of a smartphone during clinical practicum? | 2.85* | 1.33** | 1–5 |
| Never | 66 | 21.7 | |
| Rarely | 56 | 18.4 | |
| Sometimes | 83 | 27.3 | |
| Usually | 57 | 18.8 | |
| Always | 42 | 13.8 | |
| 4. Have you been distracted by own use of a smartphone during clinical practicum? | 3.21* | 1.33** | 1–5 |
| Never | 24 | 13.8 | |
| Rarely | 45 | 14.8 | |
| Sometimes | 90 | 29.6 | |
| Usually | 61 | 20.1 | |
| Always | 66 | 21.7 | |
| 5. Have you witnessed another student being distracted by smartphone use during clinical practicum? | 3.11* | 1.18** | 1–5 |
| Never | 29 | 9.5 | |
| Rarely | 64 | 21.1 | |
| Sometimes | 103 | 33.9 | |
| Usually | 61 | 20.1 | |
| Always | 47 | 15.5 | |
| Total Score | 16.47*a | 3.46** | 5–25 |
| Witnessing nurses´smartphone using and distraction | |||
| 6. Have you witnessed another nurse using a smartphone during work? | 3.89* | 1.14** | 1–5 |
| Never | 14 | 4.6 | |
| Rarely | 25 | 8.2 | |
| Sometimes | 57 | 18.8 | |
| Usually | 93 | 30.6 | |
| Always | 115 | 37.8 | |
| 7. Have you witnessed nurses being distracted by smartphone use during work? | 2.96* | 1.31** | 1–5 |
| Never | 50 | 164 | |
| Rarely | 70 | 23.0 | |
| Sometimes | 75 | 24.7 | |
| Usually | 60 | 19.7 | |
| Always | 49 | 16.1 | |
| Total Score | 6.84*b | 2.15** | 5–10 |
| Opinion about smartphone restriction policies | |||
| 8. I do not want other students to use smartphones during clinical practicum. | 2.46* | 1.28** | 1–5 |
| Totally disagree | 96 | 31.6 | |
| Disagree | 60 | 19.7 | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 87 | 28.6 | |
| Agree | 34 | 11.2 | |
| Totally agree | 27 | 8.9 | |
| 9. I do not want nurses to use smartphones while working. | 2.68* | 1.30** | 1–5 |
| Totally disagree | 74 | 24.3 | |
| Disagree | 68 | 22.4 | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 75 | 24.7 | |
| Agree | 56 | 18.4 | |
| Totally agree | 31 | 10.2 | |
| 10. A policy to restrict nursing students ´smartphone use during clinical practicum is needed. | 2.98* | 1.31** | 1–5 |
| Totally disagree | 54 | 17.8 | |
| Disagree | 55 | 18.1 | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 85 | 28.0 | |
| Agree | 62 | 10.4 | |
| Totally agree | 48 | 15.8 | |
| 11. A policy to restrict nurses ´smartphone use during work is needed. | 3.09* | 1.32** | 1–5 |
| Totally disagree | 51 | 16.8 | |
| Disagree | 47 | 15.5 | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 86 | 28.3 | |
| Agree | 65 | 21.4 | |
| Totally agree | 55 | 18.1 | |
| Total Score | 11.20*c | 4.23** | 4–20 |
* Mean
**Standard Deviation
a Higher scores correspond to a higher distraction
b Higher scores correspond to a higher distraction
c Higher scores correspond to a higher agreement