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Pauline Wong1, Gabrielle Brand, Samantha Dix
1Author Affiliations: Senior Lecturers (Dr Wong and Ms Dix), Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Associate Professor (Dr Brand), Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Lecturer/Research Fellow (Dr Choo), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Lecturer (Ms Foley), Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and Associate Professor (Dr Lokmic-Tomkins), Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Dr Lokmic-Tomkins is now at Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Background:
Health informatics competencies, digital health education, and nursing students' perceptions of technology are critical to ensure a future digitally capable health care workforce.
Purpose:
To explore preregistration students' perceptions of digital health technology impact on their role as nurses.
Methods:
Using a qualitative exploratory approach, students from 2 Australian universities were purposively sampled. Data were collected through photo-elicitation from 3 focus groups and thematically analyzed. Photo-elicitation provided reference points to encourage more in-depth exploration.
Results:
Themes included fear of the unknown and who am I? Nursing in a digital world . Human interaction was fundamental to their nursing role and digital health technology could depersonalize care, creating tension around their reason for choosing a nursing career.
Conclusions:
Educators should prepare students to redefine their nursing identity by exploring how digital health technology augments their practice and critical thinking skills, while addressing fear of a perceived threat to the future of nursing.
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