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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols

Date Submitted: Jan 22, 2022
Open Peer Review Period: Jan 22, 2022 - Mar 19, 2022
Date Accepted: Feb 21, 2022
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Simulation-Based Learning Supported by Technology to Enhance Critical Thinking in Nursing Students: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Stenseth HV, Steindal SA, Solberg MT, Ølnes MA, Mohallem AGdC, Sørensen AL, Strandell-LAine C, Olaussen C, Aure CF, Riegel F, Pedersen I, Zlamal J, Martini JG, Bresolin P, Linnerud SCW, Nes AAG

Simulation-Based Learning Supported by Technology to Enhance Critical Thinking in Nursing Students: Protocol for a Scoping Review

JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(4):e36725

DOI: 10.2196/36725

PMID: 35373777

PMCID: 9016502

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Simulation-Based Learning Supported by Technology to Enhance Critical thinking in Nursing Students: Protocol for a Scoping Review

  • Hege Vistven Stenseth; 
  • Simen Alexander Steindal; 
  • Marianne Trygg Solberg; 
  • Mia Alexandra Ølnes; 
  • Andrea Gomes da Costa Mohallem; 
  • Anne Lene Sørensen; 
  • Camilla Strandell-LAine; 
  • Camilla Olaussen; 
  • Caroline Farsjø Aure; 
  • Fernando Riegel; 
  • Ingunn Pedersen; 
  • Jaroslav Zlamal; 
  • Jussara Gue Martini; 
  • Paula Bresolin; 
  • Silje Cristin Wang Linnerud; 
  • Andréa Aparecida Gonçalves Nes

ABSTRACT

Background:

Critical thinking is a crucial skill in the nursing profession, so teaching strategies and methodology must be carefully considered when training and preparing nursing students to think critically. Studies on simulation-based learning supported by technology are increasing in nursing education, but no scoping reviews have mapped the literature on simulation-based learning supported by technology to enhance the critical thinking skills of nursing students.

Objective:

The proposed scoping review aims to systematically map research on the use of simulation-based learning supported by technology to enhance critical thinking in nursing students.

Methods:

The proposed scoping review will use the framework established by Arksey and O’Malley and will be reported according to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews. A systematic, comprehensive literature search was performed in the databases LILACS, ERIC, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Web of Science, and pairs of authors independently selected the articles by screening titles, abstracts, full-text papers and extract data. The data will be analysed and thematically categorised. To validate the findings and inform further research, we will conduct a consultation exercise.

Results:

The development of a comprehensive and systematic search strategy was completed in June 2021. The database searches were performed in July 2021, and the screening of titles and abstracts was completed in September 2021. The data are being charted as of January 2022. Analysis and synthesis will be performed sequentially, and the scoping review is expected to be complete by May 2023

Conclusions:

The results of this proposed scoping review may identify gaps in the literature and will provide an overview of research on the topic of simulation-based learning supported by technology to enhance critical thinking in nursing students. The research may identify nursing students’ reported barriers and enablers for learning critical thinking skills through simulation-based learning supported by technology, and the results may help educators enhance their educational approach through knowledge of students’ first-hand experiences and the further development of successful teaching strategies in nursing education.


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Stenseth HV, Steindal SA, Solberg MT, Ølnes MA, Mohallem AGdC, Sørensen AL, Strandell-LAine C, Olaussen C, Aure CF, Riegel F, Pedersen I, Zlamal J, Martini JG, Bresolin P, Linnerud SCW, Nes AAG

Simulation-Based Learning Supported by Technology to Enhance Critical Thinking in Nursing Students: Protocol for a Scoping Review

JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(4):e36725

DOI: 10.2196/36725

PMID: 35373777

PMCID: 9016502

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