Quan Tech Quest Ltd. Advances in Medical Informatics 2819-8298 1 2025 05 13 The effect of improvement of nursing services and information technology courses 4 4 eng Negin Esmaeili Department of Health Information Technology, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Azam Kheirdoust Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Kosar Ghaddaripouri Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda Student Research and Technology Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Hossein Molazemian Department of Health Information Technology, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Mohammad Reza Mazaheri Habibi Department of Health Information Technology, Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 0000-0001-8096-2530 2025 04 10 2025 05 05 Introduction: Considering the changes in the health system and the use of information technology in health in the world, especially in developing countries, and the electronification of patients' medical records, it seems necessary to compile information technology courses in the curriculum and accurately record information. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of information technology courses during the internship from the point of view of nursing and midwifery students in Mashhad. Material and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on nursing and midwifery students during their internship by a researcher-made questionnaire in 2023. The validity of the questionnaire was tested by faculty members and its reliability was (Cronbach's alpha= 94%). This questionnaire contained 22 items, including how to teach information technology (5 questions), the effectiveness of this course in the workplace (11 questions), and plans for future use (6 questions). The available sampling method was used. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: In total, 216 participants including 75% women and 25% men answered this questionnaire. The majority of students stated that the information technology course was presented practically and the contents taught in this course were on the topics of the Ministry of Health. Conclusion: According to the results, it seems that there is a need to provide a more practical information technology course for nursing and midwifery students. As well as more units should be allocated so that nurses and midwives can skillfully use electronic information sources and accurately record information.