THE USE OF DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN NURSING EDUCATION

Abstract

Quantitative exploratory study aimed to describe the use of digital educational technologies (DET) on nursing education in Under Graduation Institutions (UGI). Sample constituted of ten coordinators and 55 teachers of Nursing Courses in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that there was support for development of DET in 90% of the Institutions, of which 77.8% have specialized sectors in the production of material. Three (30%) under graduation programs offer distance courses and 47.3% of the teachers have qualification course. The feature most used by teachers in class is the video (82.4%). It was concluded that UGI offer technological infrastructure and/or pedagogic to meet the growing demand in the use of computers in teaching, however, actions in education at distance are still limited in the teaching of nursing, highlighting the use of DET in classroom teaching.