E-Nursing represents an innovative approach to nursing

education that has the potential to support professional

practice throughout the institution. This
INTRODUCTION
Todays world is highly sophisticated by means of recent
technologies such as Information technology (IT), software
developments, bio technology, nanotechnology and research
pertaining to these fields so on. Nursing also develops in a
tremendous way and these technologies influence nursing in a
considerable manner.
Health professionals will have to develop the skills to use these
technologies in their clinical practices. IT skills being needed is
becoming a universal truth for nurses working in many
countries. The technology of E-learning in nursing commencing
with face to face teaching, in the class room using power point
and websites to aid interactive learning. One of the challenges
nursing education now faces is to deliver alternative ways to
deliver the programs which will reduce class contact time
without reducing the quality of the program.
The key challenge that lecturers confront include alteration to
their workloads, coping with new technologies, online course
management, online students support and the development of
skill to function effectively.
E-learning stands for Electronic Learning. It is a formalized
teaching and learning system specifically designed to be
carried out remotely by using electronic communication.
E-learning commonly referred to the intentional use of networked information and communication technology in teaching
and learning.
A number of other terms are also used to describe this mode of
teaching and learning. These include online learning, virtual
learning, distributed learning, network and web-based learning.
TYPES/ MODALITIES OF E-LEARNING:

 Individualized self-paced learning online:

It refers to situations where an individual learner is
accessing learning resources such as a database or course
content online via an Intranet or the Internet. A typical
example of this is a learner studying alone or conducting
some research on the Internet or a local network.
Individualized self-paced learning offline:
It refers to situations where an individual learner is using
learning resources such as a database or a computerassisted learning package offline (ie; while not connected
to an Intranet or Internet). An example of this is a learner
working alone off a hard drive, a CD or DVD.
Group-based e-learning synchronously:
It refers to situations where groups of learners are working
together in real time via an Intranet or the Internet. It may
include text-based conferencing, and one or two-way
audio and videoconferencing. Examples of this include
learners engaged in a real-time chat or an audio-videoconference.
Group-based e-learning asynchronously:
It refers to situations where groups of learners are working
over an Intranet or the Internet where exchanges among
participants occur with a time delay (ie; not in real time).
Typical examples of this kind of activity include on-line
discussions via electronic mailing lists and text-based
conferencing within learning managements systems.
ADVANTAGES OF E-LEARNING

It is less expensive to support.

It is less expensive to produce.
It is not constrained by geographic consideration.
It is more flexible in terms of time.
It can be delivered virtually anywhere.
The number of students is never limited by the size of the
classroom.
It can work from any location and any time.
The teacher is able to monitor student progress.
The individual learning is able to monitor student progress.

IMPORTANCE OF E-LEARNING IN NURSING

Enable learning at anytime and anywhere unencumbered
by time and place.
The observation of demonstration with use of animation
and narration with music is most direct message to the
students, it is very effective method of learning.
Ensuring that professional staffs have access to up to date
information on which to base their practice.
Speeding up, and easing, access to service for patients.
Improving communication flows of essential patients
information.
Ensuring that patients and carers are informed about thy
National Health Services and best practice in relation to
their condition.
The students can improve psychomotor skills by using a
virtual environment with the use of stimulations, the
psychomotor experience could be practiced and reviewed
again and again.
For lecture it improves students learning, good interactive,
and involvement of students for the best learning.
Teachings with the use of movement pictures are very
effective to deliver information and it never forgets by the
students.
It demonstrates procedures along with environment ie;
clinical set up will activate several senses and
involvement of student that increases learning.
It provides an opportunity for observational learning.
It clarifies each scientific principle by appropriate
illustrations.
Repetition is possible and easy to use when the students
want to see again the class/procedures and it registered in
the students mind.
It correlated theory with practical.
POPULAR E-LERANING TECHNOLOGIES
Voice-based technology such as CD or MP3 recordings or
web casts.

 Video technology, such as instructional videos, DVDs and

interactive video conferencing.
Computer-based technology delivered over the Internet or
Corporate Intranet.
Studies indicate that distance learning can be effective as the
traditional format when the methods are appropriate to the
teaching tasks. There is student-teacher interaction, and the
teachers provide students with appropriate and timely
feedback.
PREPARATION OF E-CONTENT
WRITING E-LEARNING CONTENT
Rules for good writing:
Understand the audience and address them correctly.
A good way is t write in the second person.
Use simple or compound sentence structures.
Avoid clauses and oppositives
Use common contractions.
Do not use pronouns where they could lead to confusion.
Avoid using multiple adjectives before a noun
Follow one writing style.
Keep the fonts simple.
Extra characters:
Avoid using unnecessary characters.
Never use a dash where a comma will suffice.
Never use two dashes where one dash will suffice.
Avoid using more parentheses and brackets than necessary.

Avoid using exclamation marks. Having used an exclamation

mark once, need to use it again to make the next idea sound
less important. (lot of exclamation marks make a negative
impression on the learner).
Use the bolt and italic fonts sparingly.
Be careful using words in UPPERCASE. They do draw attention,
but at the same time make the reader miss out the lowercase
words.
Tables:
Use tables only where there is an absolute necessary. It can add
to the complexity of the Web page.
Make sure that a paragraph contains only one idea.
Hyperlinks:
Take advantages of using hyperlink where they would be
helpful. For example, where the student is to go back to one of
the previous sections.
Graphics:
Make use of pictures to effectively deliver the messages. A
picture is worth ten thousand words.
Always include a written description of any image that is given
in the content.
Headlines:
Make the heading signal the main idea of the following
abstract.
List directions using numerals or bullets with only one direction
per numeral or bullet.
Animation:
Use animation to illustrate examples. Animation is more
powerful than still images.

Animation takes up more of the disk space and may require

additional hard and/or software. Eg; use in demonstration of
procedures such as ear irrigation, wound dressing etc.
Audio:
Use narration if possible. It is the most direct message to the
student and often very effective.
Supplement the learning material with music and sound effects
to define the mood of the presentation, enhance the emotion
and illustrate points.
Interaction:
According to research, people remember 70% of what they
interact with. Some common types of interactive multimedia
applications are the following:

Menu-driven programs and presentation

Hypermedia
Simulation/Performanced dependent stimulations
Video-conferencing

COMPOSING TESTS FOR KNOWLEGDE CONTROL

A test is usually introduced to estimate the students skills, to
see how well he or she has worked with the learning material.
Types of tests:
Multiple choices: This test is a question with several possible
answers. The student is to select the correct answer.
True/False: This test includes a statement that the student must
accept or deny.
Essay: In this test, the student is expected to provide the
answer in the form of an essay.
Matching: In this test, the student is to find matches for the
given statements.

Ordering: In this test, the student is to order the given

statements.
Fill in the blank: The student is to provide the missing part of
the given statement.
Multiple answers: This test is a question with several possible
answers. The student is to select the correct answers
Drag & Drop: In this test, the student is to order the given
images.
CONCLUSION:
Our objective is to strengthen e-learning not only regionally
but also globally. This strategy identifies development of skills
such as communication, information technology and learning.
These skills should be developed throughout an individuals life,
and have now been integrated into curriculum from primary
school through to higher education institutions. With advances
in communication technology and proliferation of distancelearning medium such as CD-ROM, video-conferencing,
computer aided instructions, internet as well as traditional
paper based courses. Students have opportunity to select the
educational approach that suits best their learning styles.