Web-based virtual patients in nursing education: Development and validation of theory-anchored design and activity models

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Georg, Carina ^a   Zary, Nabil ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; E learning; Nursing education; Patient simulation; Simulation technology; Virtual patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL REASONING; DECISION MAKING; E-LEARNING, SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY; VIRTUAL PATIENT;

CLINICAL REASONING; E-LEARNING, SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; VIRTUAL PATIENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 84901468258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2556     Document Type: Article

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