INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN IN NURSING: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BLIND AND DEAF

Abstract

The present study provides a reflective analysis on the development of online assistive technologies that support nursing care for people with disabilities, based on Falkembach’s instructional design model. Reflective study conducted in April 2018 through the online institutional repository of the Graduate Program in Nursing of Universidade Federal do Ceará. Studies on technologies from the last five years involving people with sensory disabilities were selected. Four studies on the construction of online assistive technologies were analyzed, and three courses and one educational leaflet addressed prevention and health promotion in breast health, high blood pressure, sexual and reproductive health and prevention of sexual violence with accessible and inclusive language. It was concluded that nurses should use rigorous and effective methods in the construction of assistive technologies, observe all the steps the model, avoiding errors and optimizing results.

Keywords

• Nursing
• People with Disabilities: Distance Education
• Self-Help Equipment
• Health education