Mobile learning in nursing education: Lessons learned

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview with related case study research of three programs at the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri that are implementing mobile technologies. The programs include the (1) design of an On-Demand Video-Assisted Competencies to implement a training protocol for increasing the effectiveness of training and performance of operating room nurses using mobile technologies, (2) the integration of mobile devices in the Sinclair School of Nursing simulation center to develop both advanced cognitive processes and skills, and (3) the integration of mobile technologies into a Missouri Quality Improvement grant to train advanced practice registered nurses to decrease the rehospitalization of elderly patients in nursing homes. Results of the research identified variances in the effectiveness of the integration of mobile technologies related to (1) the alignment of the characteristics of the technology and the goals for integration, (2) the influence of attitudes and previous experiences of users on the purposefulness of the mobile technologies, (3) the contradictory characteristics of the contexts for the implementation of the mobile technologies, and (4) effect of the change agents driving the design and implementation of the mobile learning technologies.