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Wynn, M (2025) Beyond Competency: Developing Critical Digital Capabilities in Nursing Students Through Freirean Pedagogy. Nursing Inquiry, 32. ISSN 1320-7881
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Abstract
The digitalisation of healthcare is transforming nursing practice, presenting unique opportunities and challenges that demandmore than technical competence from nursing professionals. Despite the growing integration of digital tools, nursing remains inthe ‘foothills of digital transformation’, with significant gaps in the critical and theoretical frameworks required to navigate thisshift effectively. This article explores how Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy may address these gaps by fostering critical digitalskills in nursing students. Drawing on Freire's concepts of problem‐posing education, conscientization, dialogue and praxis, thearticle proposes a pedagogical model that encourages students to critically examine the socio‐political and ethical implicationsof digital tools within their practice. By aligning Freirean principles with contemporary nursing challenges, the article arguesfor a shift away from solely competency‐based frameworks toward educational approaches that promote reflective, dialogical,and ethically informed engagement with technology. The limitations of Freirean pedagogy, including its difficulty in evidencingdirect outcomes, are discussed alongside its potential to cultivate a philosophically engaged nursing workforce capable ofnavigating the complexities of a digital healthcare environment and its associated impact on the profession. This approachunderscores the importance of preserving nursing's core ethical and relational values while embracing the transformativepotential of digital technologies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1110 Nursing; Nursing; 4204 Midwifery; 4205 Nursing |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Nursing and Advanced Practice |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2025 11:15 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2025 11:15 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1111/nin.70011 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25873 |
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