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Understanding Digital Health Technologies Using Mind Maps
Charlotte Seckman1, Barbara Van de Castle2
1Sigma Pi, Associate Professor, Nursing Informatics Program, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Summary
Mind mapping tools effectively enhance understanding of complex digital health technologies in healthcare education. This strategy promotes critical thinking and idea sharing among nursing students, proving valuable for future healthcare professionals.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Health Informatics
- Educational Technology
Background:
- The healthcare landscape is rapidly evolving with new digital health technologies.
- Effective integration of these technologies requires innovative educational approaches.
- Graduate nursing programs need to equip students with skills to navigate digital health complexities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the utility of concept and mind mapping tools for understanding digital health technologies.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of mind mapping as a teaching strategy in a graduate informatics course.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive course evaluation project involving 163 Doctor of Nursing Practice students.
- Students created mind maps exploring digital health technologies and data sources.
- Data collected via course evaluation questionnaires and reflection documents, analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic review.
Main Results:
- Student mind maps demonstrated creativity and critical thinking application.
- High overall course evaluation questionnaire scores (M = 4.35) indicated deliverables were logical, relevant, and meaningful.
- Thematic analysis of comments revealed positive student engagement and learning.
Conclusions:
- Mind mapping is a valuable pedagogical tool for enhancing comprehension of digital health complexities.
- Nurse educators and healthcare professionals can leverage mind mapping to foster critical thinking and knowledge sharing.
- This technique offers an economical and efficient method for understanding and prioritizing organizational needs in digital health.
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