Mobile Virtual Learning Object for the Assessment of Acute Pain as a Learning Tool to Assess Acute Pain in Nursing: An Analysis of the Mental Workload.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The inclusion of new technologies in education has motivated the development of studies on mental workload. These technologies are now being used in the teaching and learning process. The analysis enables identification of factors intervening in this workload as well as planning of overload prevention for educational activities using these technologies.

Objective

To analyze the mental workload of an educational intervention with the Mobile Virtual Learning Object for the Assessment of Acute Pain in adults and newborns, according to the NASA Task Load Index criteria.

Methods

A methodological study with data collected from 5 nurses and 75 students, from November of 2013 to February of 2014.

Results

The highest students' and specialists' means were in t

SUBMITTER: Alvarez AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5041357 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature