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A Critical Review of Peer‐Reviewed Nursing Education

Student’s Name

Institutional Affiliation

Course Number and Name

Instructor’s Name

Assignment Due Date

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Introduction

This article was written by Graham R. Williamson, a professor at the University Of

Plymouth School of midwifery and nursing. 

Objectives and aims

The article was aimed at investigating clinical education in midwifery and nursing

settings. The phase aim was to carry out evaluation and investigation outcomes and processes of

midwives and nurses' clinical assessment preregistration. The article review also provided

nursing education about; technology, identifying the significant themes of focus, the arising

question, and the top future investigation direction (Button, 2014). The main focus was on

assessing the emergence of technology in nursing as a broad topic of concern in the

contemporary world in nursing and learning institutions offering the nursing course—this

entailed investigation of how this issue is important to nurses in executing their duties. This

literary work aimed to evaluate the feasibility of nursing education technology adoption in

institutions peer review.

Background

Article peer review is one of the most article review techniques in institutions. The

research study addressed various article peer review applications and also gave out

recommendations towards its use (De Gagne, 2011). However, shortage of research work

investigating peer review used in nursing education technology was experienced. 

Design

The research design employed critical review since it was considered the most

appropriate means of carrying out nursing education technology analysis using conceptual

articles and qualitative research studies. 

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Methods

The review's research methods entailed the use of electronic databases to conduct and

discover the related articles published between the years 2000 and 2019. The article search was

also limited to 2010 publication to ensure that all recent nursing education technology concepts

were captured and the most reliable data was available. The examination of the articles was also

limited to nursing technology peer-reviewed articles. However, this excluded a massive part of

editorial learning material. This resulted in ten six relevant articles. Three relevant books

positively contributed to critical perspectives aiding to a more reliable analysis. A very keen

critical analysis was carried out regarding the resulting material to identify implications,

tensions, and themes covered in the nursing education technology article. 

Results

The major themes addressed in the article were the need to embrace technology in

nursing educational facilities to improve the quality of the course. Also, the pieces entailed the

impacts of adopting technology in learning institutions. However, it was unfortunate that the

review only focused on the positive effects; hence the adverse effects of technology in such

facilities were not reviewed (George, et al. 2014). The study also exclusively focused on the

significant impacts of technology in nursing, thus ignoring the significant consequences, too,

matter to a great extent. The review also entailed how technology has changed the contemporary

nursing institutions. However, the main focus was only on students, ignoring teachers' and

school administration's role in incorporating technology in nursing education. The review also

focused on the theme of nursing education technological influence and benefits on the health

sector at large and how it can facilitate improved health care and also how it can reduce nurse

shortages. However, the review did not incorporate the general effects on the institutional
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environment and setting. It is also unfortunate that the study was only focused on one state in the

United States, yet this is a global issue. This is because the world is becoming a global village

and embracing technology in all educational facilities is the way to go.

Conclusion

The reviewed article laid a lot of emphasis on the need for technology in nursing

education. The conclusion also brought out students' experience in embracing technology in the

institutional nursing facilities. The article also encouraged the need to embrace technology in

school facilities and hospital facilities when caring for patients. This because nursing education

technology was of very significant impact in health care and nursing institutions' context

dominated by rationalization and efficiency that comes with technology (Raman, 2015). The

main question of concern was also raised regarding how nursing institutions' educational

technology should be adopted in all institutions, instilled, and sustained. This is a question that

requires a lot of attention so that advanced technology is well incorporated in all nursing

educational facilities and healthcare facilities. 

Relevance to the nursing education institutions

The review brought about a precise understanding of how advanced technology in

nursing institutions will help in improving the quality of nursing education offered and also in

advocating for the need to embrace modern technology in all nursing institutions in the united

states, 

Validity

The reviewed article was valid and credible to a greater extent since it was factual. Also,

the article touched on most and major parts concerning nursing education facilities. Furthermore,

the report was supported by valid data, research work, and statistical data. However, the article
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coverage was shallow since it addressed only one state, yet the United States is composed of

many countries.  
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References

Button, D., Harrington, A., & Belan, I. (2014). E-learning & information communication

technology (ICT) in nursing education: A review of the literature. Nurse education

today, 34(10), 1311-1323.

George, L. E., Davidson, L. J., Serapiglia, C. P., Barla, S., & Thotakura, A. (2010). Technology

in nursing education: a study of PDA use by students. Journal of Professional

Nursing, 26(6), 371-376.

Raman, J. (2015). Mobile technology in nursing education: where do we go from here? A review

of the literature. Nurse education today, 35(5), 663-672.

De Gagne, J. C. (2011). The impact of clickers in nursing education: A review of

literature. Nurse education today, 31(8), e34-e40.