Enhancing undergraduate nursing informatics literacy through design-based learning: a mixed-methods participatory action research study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rapid advances in healthcare technologies and hospital informatization have prompted the need for enhanced nursing informatics literacy among undergraduate nursing students. Traditional nursing curricula often lack authentic, design-oriented learning experiences that integrate nursing, computer science, and information technology.

Aim

This four-year participatory action research study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a Design-Based Learning (DBL) approach in improving undergraduate nursing students' informatics literacies within a "Nursing Informatics" course.

Methods

This study adopted a participatory action research design with a convergent mixed-methods approach. From 2020 to 2024, a total of 622 undergraduate nursing students at a comprehensive uni

SUBMITTER: Shen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12523023 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature