Digital Mindset, Digital Literacy, and Digital Skills in the VUCA Era of Nursing Students for Healthcare and Nursing service

Authors

  • Jintana Artsanthia Nursing faculty, Saint Louis College
  • Sudarat Suvaree Nursing faculty, Saint Louis College
  • Numpueng Prachyakoon Nursing faculty, Saint Louis College

Keywords:

Digital mindset, Digital literacy, Digital skills, the VUCA era, Nursing students

Abstract

This research was quantitative research to study the digital mindset, digital literacy, and digital skills in the VUCA era of nursing students in health services and nursing. Data were collected using a questionnaire with 476 specific nursing students. The research tool was developed by reviewing literature through 3 experts. The Index of Item objectives congruence (IOC) was .78 and the confidence of reliability by using the internal consistency method (Cronbach’s alpha) was .85
The results showed that the Digital mindset of the sample showed that embracing diversity was average at 4.35 and was well followed by the explorer’s mind attitude with a mean of 4.08 at a good level and an abundance mindset, the lowest limit is at a moderately 3.18 average.
Digital literacy, with the highest level of understanding in reach to digital, with a moderate mean of 3.98. and has the lowest Understanding of social digital behavior rules, (Netiquette) at 3.79 at a moderate level.
Digital Skills for Nursing Students in healthcare and nursing services with a total mean of 3.71 at a moderate level. The highest level of ethics in digital online was 3.89 at a moderate level, and the lowest skill level was good image and self-skill at level 3.41 at a moderate level.
From the research results, it can promote students’ digital understanding to develop digital skills related to health care and good nursing services based on having a good mindset.

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05-05-2023

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Artsanthia J, Suvaree S, Prachyakoon N. Digital Mindset, Digital Literacy, and Digital Skills in the VUCA Era of Nursing Students for Healthcare and Nursing service. J Royal Thai Army Nurses [Internet]. 2023 May 5 [cited 2024 Apr. 27];24(1):232-9. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JRTAN/article/view/259513

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