Using co-design with nursing students to create educational apps for clinical training

Siobhan O'Connor, Tom Andrews

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Abstract / Description of output

Mobile technology is being trialed in nursing education to support students in clinical practice, as it can provide instant access to high quality educational material at the point of care. However, most educational mobile apps are generic, off-the-shelf applications that do not take into consideration the unique needs of nursing students, who can require personalised software solutions. This study adapted a socio-cognitive engineering approach and through a series of focus groups with final year nursing students explored the co-design process and gained their input on the design and functionality of a clinical skills based educational app. Results showed students required an uncluttered interface that was fast to navigate and easy to use in busy clinical environments. They also requested simple visual descriptions of key clinical skills and equipment to enable them to quickly refresh their memory so they could perform the skill in practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNursing Informatics 2016
EditorsWalter Sermeus, Paula M. Procter, Patrick Weber
PublisherIOS Press
Pages334-348
Number of pages5
Volume225
ISBN (Electronic)9781614996583
ISBN (Print)9781614996576
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameStud Health Technol Inform
PublisherIOS Press
ISSN (Print)0926-9630

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Clinical Competence
  • Education, Nursing/methods
  • Humans
  • Mobile Applications
  • Nursing Informatics/education
  • Software Design
  • Students, Nursing
  • Teaching Materials

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