Japanese nurses' confidence in their understanding of telenursing via e-learning: A mixed-methods study

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Digital Health
• Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

• Telenursing e-learning courses aim to improve nurses' skills and knowledge.
• The subjective learning experience and knowledge gained require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To quantitatively and qualitatively assess nurses' subjective learning experiences in telenursing e-learning.
• To identify meta-inferences linking knowledge gained to confidence levels in telenursing.

Main Methods:

• A mixed-methods convergent parallel design was used with 143 Japanese nurses.
• Pre- and post-course confidence scores were collected alongside qualitative reflections on the learning experience.

Main Results:

• 72.7% of nurses reported improved confidence in telenursing post-course.
• Qualitative data revealed differences in the depth of telenursing knowledge gained, despite similar quantitative confidence scores.

Conclusions:

• Quantitative confidence in telenursing may not align with qualitative learning experiences.
• Overconfidence can hinder the development of essential telenursing competencies, skills, and knowledge.