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. 2024 Feb 21;23(1):135.
doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-01776-5.

Usefulness of pedagogical design features of a digital educational resource into nursing home placement: a qualitative study of nurse educators' experiences

Monika Ravik  1 , Kristin Laugaland  2 , Kristin Akerjordet  2   3 , Ingunn Aase  2 , Marianne Thorsen Gonzalez  4
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Usefulness of pedagogical design features of a digital educational resource into nursing home placement: a qualitative study of nurse educators' experiences

Monika Ravik et al. BMC Nurs. .

Abstract

Background: The rapid advancement of technology-enhanced learning opportunities has resulted in requests of applying improved pedagogical design features of digital educational resources into nursing education. Digital educational resources refers to technology-mediated learning approaches. Efficient integration of digital educational resources into nursing education, and particularly into clinical placement, creates considerable challenges. The successful use of digital educational resources requires thoughtful integration of technological and pedagogical design features. Thus, we have designed and developed a digital educational resource, digiQUALinPRAX, by emphasizing pedagogical design features. The nurse educators' experiences of the usefulness of this digital educational resource is vital for securing improved quality in placement studies.

Aim: To obtain an in-depth understanding of the usefulness of the pedagogical design features of a digital educational resource, digiQUALinPRAX, in supporting nurse educators' educational role in nursing home placements in the first year of nursing education.

Methods: An explorative and descriptive qualitative research design was used. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with six nurse educators working in first year of a Bachelor's of Nursing programme after using the digital educational resource, digiQUALinPRAX, during an eight-week clinical placement period in nursing homes in April 2022.

Results: Two main categories were identified: (1) supporting supervision and assessment of student nurses and (2) supporting interactions and partnerships between stakeholders.

Conclusion: The pedagogical design features of the digiQUALinPRAX resource provided nurse educators with valuable pedagogical knowledge in terms of supervision and assessment of student nurses, as well as simplified and supported interaction and partnership between stakeholders.

Keywords: Digital educational resource; Nurse educator; Nursing education; Nursing home placement; Pedagogical design features; Placement learning.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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