Diversity of Research in Health Journal (Jan 2021)
E-Learning for Nurses - An Integrative Review
Abstract
E-learning is a common method of continuing education for hospital staff registered nurses and there have been many studies related to the value of e-learning. However, no systematic review of studies on nurses’ e-learning could be found. An integrative review was conducted on the published literature between 2010 and 2018 on e-learning for registered nurses. The review’s goal was to systematically analyze and summarize what is known about nurses’ e-learning and elucidate where future research could explore. The final review included 21 out of 497 potential articles. Analysis revealed key themes of: Benefits of e-learning to the nurse, the patient, and the hospital, Barriers to e-learning, and Improvements for e-learning. E-learning has many suggested benefits for continuing education for registered nurses, but there are also barriers and areas for improvement. Additional research with a focus on specific jurisdictions is needed to explore how nurses perceive e-learning in specific contexts.
