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Culturally Sensitive and Congruent Digital Learning Initiative

field that integrates nursing and Technology and this professional role guar-
antees the holistic and human perspective in the use of technologies, that
is to say the culturally sensitive and congruent scope. Examples of this spe-
cialty include using data to make patient care decisions, using technology to
collect and store data, and analyzing data to update nursing practices and
protocols. Advancements in the future of Nursing informatics will center on
automated patient and clinical data records, improved operations at health
care facilities, simplified data collection, tracking, and analysis, and real-time
access to patient information anytime, anywhere.

The Covid-19 as an Outstanding Milestone for the Development
of Health Professions’ Digital Learning Initiatives
The importance of digital learning, understood as the type of learning facili-
tated by Technology, seems to have gained momentum since Covid-19 pan-
demic appeared in our lives. In the aftermath of the lockdown, considerable
scholarly attention has been devoted to the examination of online education,
encompassing an extensive range of investigations pertaining to its merits
and drawbacks. Although the development speed of digital education used
to be slower before the historical milestone of Covid-19, since then more in-
novative options and new uses have emerged with the aim to assure at least
the same quality as the face-to-face educational approaches, and in some
cases even enhancing the traditional education and permitting higher acces-
sibility. Apart from the barriers related with the existing digital gaps for some
populations in the world, like for instance older adults as well as vulnerable
and low income people, many stakeholders are scaling up its usability and
demanding each day more and more applications to face future challenges.
Such is the case of health professions’ education in which a range of digital
educational options are being refined with special emphasis on simulation.
Thus the emergence of online education seems to have revolutionized the
learning landscape offering flexibility, accessibility and interactivity. While
traditional classrooms are quite effective, digital learning solutions will ele-
vate education to a whole new level by increasing accessibility, engagement,
and customization (Lillo-Crespo, ).
Teaching and learning digitally and through electronic media are not inher-
ently better or worse than traditional classroom methods, but rather offers a
diferent experience for both educators and learners. It brings forth certain
challenges tha can be more difficult, as well as certain advantages that can
be easier to achieve compared to a traditional classroom setting. Simulated
practice in real places settled within the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

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