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Gamification in nursing literature: an integrative review

  • Upinder Sarker ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Heather Kanuka , Colleen Norris , Christy Raymond , Olive Yonge und Sandra Davidson
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 17. März 2021
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
Aus der Zeitschrift International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship Band 18 Heft 1

Abstract

Objective

Gamification is an increasingly popular instructional strategy in nursing. The purpose of this integrative review is to explore gamification as it has been applied in nursing literature. This integrative review seeks to ask the question – What aspects of gamification have been explored in nursing literature and what aspects require further exploration?

Method

Whittemore, R., & Knafl, K. (2005). The integrative review: Updated methodology. Methodological Issues in Nursing Research, 52(5), 546–553 integrative review framework guided this review. Seventeen articles were reviewed and a quality appraisal tool (developed by Hawker, S., Payne, S., Kerr, C., Hardey, M., & Powell, J. (2002). Appraising the evidence: Reviewing disparate data systematically. Qualitative Health Research, 12(9), 1284–1299) was also used to evaluate the articles.

Results

Following the data analysis stage outlined in Whittemore and Knafl’s integrative review framework, six themes emerged: construct conceptualization; relationship between engagement, satisfaction, and knowledge retention; knowledge translation, motivation, role of technology, and gamification elements.

Conclusion

Gamification is of interest to the nursing profession. More study is needed to better ascertain the relationship between gamification and several of the main themes identified in this review.

Keywords: gamification; integrative; nursing; review
Corresponding author: Upinder Sarker, PhD(c), RN, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

Not applicable.

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  5. Ethical approval: Not applicable.

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Received: 2020-08-19
Accepted: 2021-03-04
Published Online: 2021-03-17

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2020-0081
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
gamification; integrative; nursing; review

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  1. Editorial
  2. Global inequity in nursing education: a call to action
  3. Research Articles
  4. Nursing students’ experiences and perceptions of an innovative graduate level healthcare grand challenge course: a qualitative study
  5. Quality of life and academic resilience of Filipino nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
  6. Nursing students’ adverse childhood experience scores: a national survey
  7. Depression, anxiety and stress among Australian nursing and midwifery undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
  8. Development and psychometric evaluation of the motivation for nursing student scale (MNSS): a cross sectional validation study
  9. The assessment and exploration of forensic nursing concepts in undergraduate nursing curricula: a mixed-methods study
  10. New nurse graduates and rapidly changing clinical situations: the role of expert critical care nurse mentors
  11. Nursing students’ experiences of virtual simulation when using a video conferencing system – a mixed methods study
  12. A mixed-methods assessment of the transition to a dedicated educational unit: nursing students’ perceptions and achievements
  13. Nursing student and faculty attitudes about a potential genomics-informed undergraduate curriculum
  14. Factors that influence the preceptor role: a comparative study of Saudi and expatriate nurses
  15. Testing and e-learning activity designed to enhance student nurses understanding of continence and mobility
  16. Incivility among Arabic-speaking nursing faculty: testing the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of incivility in nursing education-revised
  17. Understanding clinical leadership behaviors in practice to inform baccalaureate nursing curriculum: a comparative study between the United States and Australia novice nurses
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  19. Developing teamwork skills in baccalaureate nursing students: impact of TeamSTEPPS® training and simulation
  20. Preparing ABSN students for early entry and success in the clinical setting: flipping both class and skills lab with the Socratic Method
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  26. Relational and caring partnerships: (re)creating equity, genuineness, and growth in mentoring faculty relationships
  27. Comparison of simulation observer tools on engagement and maximising learning: a pilot study
  28. Gamification in nursing literature: an integrative review
  29. A conceptual framework of student professionalization for health professional education and research
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