Conclusion
Together with the challenges of rapid changes in science and technology and difficulties faced by nurse educators in imparting the appropriated knowledge and skills required for the integration of theory and practice, there is a growing trend of incorporating information technology into the nursing education curriculum. Computer assisted instruction, web-based education, web-enhanced education, and distance education have the potential to contribute to the effectiveness and quality of nursing education. The results of this study indicated that web-based education has positive effects in increasing the urinary catheterization skills of nursing students; however, supplementing traditional classroom teaching with web-based learning enhanced both knowledge and skill performances of nursing students. Based on these results, we recommend the integration of web-based education into traditional teaching methods. However, more studies are needed to provide additional evidence regarding the effects of web-based curriculum on students' academic and skill performance and the advantages and disadvantages for nursing education.