6th Edition of World Nursing Science Conference 2026

Abstract

Statement of the Problem: NurseEd (Nurse Education) is a 4-years innovative research and development project, forming a new didactic design for 21st-century nursing education based on the digital learning platform Rhapsode™. By accelerating theory learning, nursing becomes more differentiated and practice-oriented by releasing more time for capability teaching in the Sim-Lab.

Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: Based on state-of-the-art research in digital learning tools, we apply a data-driven approach to adjust the path and pace of learning, thus enabling the delivery of personalized learning at scale.

Upscaling and implementation steps are integrated into the methodology, and the last iteration targets the full cohort after proof of concept (N = 1100) by the end of 2023.

Findings: This paper will present the first results after two years of research in didactics, software adjustment, teaching experiments, and qualitative and quantitative evaluation. Students have a hard time understanding the intent of the adaptive technology, but they accept and learn to appreciate it over time and take it on surprisingly quickly after initial rejection.

Conclusion & Significance: The vision is to create a new and innovative didactic approach that integrates virtual and physical learning environments in order to train many more and more skilled nurses - including:

1. Make more efficient knowledge acquisition
2. Increase the professional performance level
3. Provide more individually tailored teaching
4. Provide better support for students with weak study skills
5. Reduce dropouts + achieve a higher grading average