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Exploring Student Perspectives and Experiences of Online Opportunities for Virtual Care Skills Development:
Lorelli Nowell1, Sara Dolan1, Sonja Johnston2
1Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
JMIR Nursing
|August 21, 2024
Summary
Caring students need virtual care skills for effective healthcare delivery. This study explored their online learning experiences, identifying key barriers, facilitators, and strategies for improving virtual care education.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare professions education
- Digital health competencies
- Online learning pedagogy
Background:
- Caring profession students require digital skills for high-quality patient care.
- A gap exists in understanding student experiences with developing virtual care skills online.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore caring professional students' online learning experiences in developing virtual care skills.
- To identify student-perceived barriers, facilitators, and essential skills for virtual care competency.
Main Methods:
- Sequential explanatory mixed methods design.
- Cross-sectional survey and individual interviews with 102 students.
- Involved students from education, nursing, medicine, and allied health faculties.
Main Results:
- Identified key barriers and facilitators to virtual care skill acquisition.
- Highlighted essential principles and skills for effective virtual care delivery.
- Gathered student perspectives on optimal teaching methods and educational technologies.
Conclusions:
- Student insights are crucial for enhancing virtual care education in caring professions.
- Findings offer actionable suggestions for improving virtual care training programs.
- Contributes to educational research on digital competencies in healthcare.
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