The use of e-learning program in nursing education

Abstract

Over the past decade, the rapid developments and growth of information and communication technology (ICT) have had a profound influence on nursing education. E-learning has grown tremendously has been integrated into education and training. The aim of this review is to examine the effect of e-learning program in nursing education. Akdeniz University electronic databases center including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Sciencedirect, Cochrane library were searched published studies in English with "e-learning, nursing education, nursing students" key words and 554 articles were reached by the search results. By the analysis, published 2011-2016, the original six manuscripts have been sampled. A cross-over design study examined the effect of lecture and e-learning methods were compared, no significant difference was found between two methods. In another study, the effect of using e-learning versus lecture of nursing students was examined. Students were indicated to be pleased with the e-learning program. Another study evaluated the effectiveness of an e-learning intervention on pain management for nursing students, it was found to be useful. In another study, experiences of e-learning in a midwifery training package and student's views were evaluated, the students generally welcomed to e-learning however they suggested face-to-face learning. Another study tested the effectiveness of an e-learning program to increase pediatric medication management among students who take pediatric nursing courses, e-learning program is an effective learning method than lecture program. In another study, the effects of e-learning, lectures and role playing on learning, retention and satisfaction of nursing students were evaluated, it was found lectures to be a significantly more effective teaching method than role playing and e-learning. Results of this review showed that students' satisfaction with e-learning was lower than traditional lecture instruction. However different and well planned e-learning programmes can support the development of nursing students' skills, knowledge and attitudes.

The effect of case-based e-learning on academic performance and problem-solving ability in nursing students

“…These results confirm that of previous studies, which referred to the importance of training problem-solving skills to the nursing students in the improvement of their critical thinking and decision-making abilities,[ 20 21 ] as well as studies confirming the effectiveness of e-learning in nursing education. [ 14 15 ] Nevertheless, none has investigated the effectiveness of CBEL problem-solving skills of nursing students to be comparable to our results, as far as the authors are concerned.…”

“…[ 9 10 ] Because of the ease of access of e-learning, the case-based e-learning (CBEL) method has been suggested as an effective educational method for medical students[ 11 12 ] and veterinary students. [ 13 ] Although the combination of e-learning with traditional methods has been suggested as a superior learning style in nursing students,[ 14 15 ] few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of CBEL method in nursing students,[ 16 ] especially on the problem-solving skills of nursing students. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to determine the effectiveness of CBEL on academic performance and problem-solving ability of nursing students in a nutrition course.…”

Virtual learning of midwifery students during Covid-19

“…Another study conducted to evaluate the use of e-learning on nursing students in Turkey revealed that e-learning greatly helped students' understanding of learning using videos uploaded in the LMS. Learning employing e-learning combines student activities, individual learning, and repetition of material as needed (Yangoz, 2017a(Yangoz, , 2017b.…”

Information technology for teaching and learning in a multi-campus public nursing college

“…By definition, the use of information technology for teaching and learning can be described as the use of computer-based educational tools and/or systems to conduct the process of teaching and learning (Elbasuony, Gangadharan & Gaber 2018 :4). This ever growing and developing model of teaching and learning has changed the landscape for higher education, in general (Yangoz 2017 :231). In their study conducted in Iran, Sheikhaboumasoudi et al ( 2018 :219) revealed that the introduction of information technology in teaching and learning has a potential to improve the learning outcomes.…”