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Nursing Students' Information Seeking Behavior in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed-Method Study
Asim Abdullah Alhejaili1, Mohammed Aljohani1, Abdulrahman Muslihi2
1College of Nursing, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
SAGE Open Nursing
|August 15, 2026
Summary
Nursing students are confident online information seekers but struggle with critical appraisal of sources, including AI tools, during care plan development. Further research is needed to enhance digital health literacy in clinical training.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Digital Health Literacy
- Information Science
Background:
- Nursing care plans are crucial for assessing student clinical judgment.
- Documentation quality depends on resource access and information-seeking skills.
- Limited research exists on how nursing students use information sources, including AI, for care plans.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate undergraduate nursing students' online information-seeking behaviors.
- To explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in developing nursing care plans during clinical placements.
Main Methods:
- Convergent mixed-methods study at a Saudi university.
- Included a survey of 157 students and focus groups with 16 final-year students.
- Utilized a validated information-seeking assessment tool and thematic analysis.
Main Results:
- Students reported high confidence in online information-seeking (mean 4.14/5.0).
- Multiple sources, including professional databases and AI tools, were utilized.
- Challenges included time constraints and concerns about AI reliability, with students using cross-checking and peer consultation.
Conclusions:
- Nursing students exhibit confidence but show gaps in critical appraisal skills.
- Findings suggest a need to integrate digital health literacy and AI into nursing curricula.
- Results may inform similar programs facing challenges with technology integration in clinical training.
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