Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Video Games and Related New Media Technologies

作者：Lynch Sauer Judith^*; VandenBosch Terry M; Kron Frederick; Gjerde Craig Livingston; Arato Nora; Sen Ananda; Fetters Michael D

来源：Journal of Nursing Education, 2011, 50(9): 513-523.

DOI：10.3928/01484834-20110531-04

Little is known about Millennial nursing students' attitudes toward computer games and new media in nursing education and whether these attitudes differ between undergraduates and graduates. This study elicited nursing students' experience with computer games and new media, their attitudes toward various instructional styles and methods, and the role of computer games and new media technologies in nursing education. We e-mailed all nursing students enrolled in two universities to invite their participation in an anonymous cross-sectional online survey. The survey collected demographic data and participants' experience with and attitudes toward video gaming and multiplayer online health care simulations. We used descriptive statistics and logistic regression to compare the differences between undergraduates and graduates. Two hundred eighteen nursing students participated. Many of the nursing students support using new media technologies in nursing education. Nurse educators should identify areas suitable for new media integration and further evaluate the effectiveness of these technologies.

• 出版日期2011-9