Introduction: Maintaining quality and safety in patient care is essential. Nurses, in order to provide high-quality care for patients, must have proficiency in clinical skills. Undoubtedly, technology creates many opportunities for the learning environment, resulting in significant educational interaction. Objective: To determine the effect of mobile phone education on urinary catheterization on learning motivation, knowledge and practice of nursing students of ShahidBeheshti Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery in Rasht in 2018. Methods: The present study was carried out using a semi-experimental method to determine the learning motivation, knowledge and practice of students in the field of urinary catheterization in ShahidBeheshti Faculty in Rasht city during the months of January and February.The samples included 48 first-term nursing and midwifery students. They were divided into two groups: intervention (n = 29) nursing and control (n = 19) midwifery students and participated in two sessions of 90-minute theory and practical training in the field of urinary catheterization. Intervention group was trained on how to access the video clip by mobile phone, which was observed twice a day.Learning motivation was measured by IMMS tool and awareness level with knowledge questionnaire and practice with standard clinical skills checklist. In order to compare the learning motivation, knowledge and practice of both intervention and control groups, Independent T test and Anova tests and Pearson coherency coefficient were used. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 21. Findings: There was a significant difference between the mean scores of learning motivation (p <0.001) and knowledge (p = 0.001) and performance (p <0.0001) in both intervention and control groups. The mobile app installed increased motivation for learning and Knowledge and performance of students. Conclusion: Technology-based education can complement traditional education, and practical learning using a planned educational film may be effective in educating the younger generation.
