ERIC Number: EJ1415267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2518-0169
EISSN: EISSN-2410-9991
The Benefits and Challenges of the Use of Digital Technology on Clinical Learning of Undergraduate Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Literature Review
Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, v10 n4 p809-818 2023
The purpose of this study was to compile research on the advantages and challenges of using digital technology in clinical education for undergraduate nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study employed an integrative literature review with the use of the five steps as per Cooper's framework. Data were collected from four electronic databases to access research articles published from 2019 to 2023. Out of 440 potential candidates, eighteen satisfied the inclusion criteria. Three themes emerged from the analysis namely: 1) the benefits, 2) the challenges of digital technology, and 3) attitudes towards the use of technology in clinical learning. The use of digital technology helps nursing students become more competent and confident in their ability to practice in a friendly environment. It is imperative that there should be opportunities for workshops to create awareness regarding the importance of digital technology. The practical implications of the study are that nursing education institutions should invest in the purchase of digital technology equipment as a means of advancing the implementation of new educational advancements. The stakeholders in clinical teaching and learning should be better equipped by health facilities and nursing education institutions to make better use of digital technologies.
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Technology, Clinical Experience, Undergraduate Students, Nursing Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Nursing Education, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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