1PhD, RN, South Dakota, 57006
2DNP, MSN, RN, HP, 225
3PhD, RN., HP226, Nursing Department, California State University, San Bernardino, CA, 92407
4PhD, RN, University Hall 349, School of Nursing, California State University, San Marcos, CA, 92096
5Research Assistant, School of Nursing, California State University, San Marcos, CA, 92096
Online published on 19 April, 2017.
This article has two main objectives; the first objective is to provide a narrative historical review and analysis of the research studies focusing on e-learning in nursing to describe any trends in e-learning within the nursing field. The second aim is to report any evidence that supports the use of synchronous and asynchronous e-learning methodology in improving high quality of nursing education.
A narrative historical review of literature is utilized to provide an overview about e-learning in nursing.
search for articles was conducted by using CINAHL, MEDLINE and PubMed. The key words for literature search included: “E-Learning in Nursing” with time frame from 1971 to 2016.
The literature review is presented in a historical chronological framework. The review process utilized the conceptual model titled “A conceptual Model of E-learning Adoption” to report the literature review results based on the conceptual model variables. The inclusion criteria for reviewed articles included articles that investigated e-learning with various research methodologies.
Several studies investigated E-learning in general education. Limited literature was found focusing on e-learning in nursing education. One of the gaps noted was that a now well-established teaching style utilizing e-learning is being developed and used worldwide with little research to support the andragogy/pedagogy of the teaching and learning used.
This review of literature provides practical implications that could enhance the efficacy of utilizing e-learning in nursing, and direct future research to answer the recommendations of previously conducted studies focusing on e-learning.
E-Learning, Methods, Nursing. Nurse educator, Online learning
