Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Transfer of Nurses' Capabilities in Virtual Education: An Approach Based on Learning Infrastructures

https://doi.org/10.22034/ethic.2025.2068815.1192
Volume 14, 3-4
October 2025
Pages 114-125
Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Document Type : Qualitative Study

Author

Mandana Arash

Department of Nursing, Ka.C., Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Abstract
Introduction: In nursing strategic planning, continuous and online education has been emphasized to improve the quality of care by creating a repository of knowledge and skills; this research aimed to analyze the components effective in transferring nurses' capabilities based on learning infrastuctures.
Methods and Materials: The present study is descriptive-analytical with a mixed approach and a sequential exploratory design, conducted at 2023 in the Fayaz Bakhsh and Alborz hospitals. In the qualitative part, 12 nursing experts were selected purposively and in the quantitative part, 148 working nurses were selected by simple random sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and a researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed using content analysis and factor analysis and SPSS and Smart PLS software.
Results: In the qualitative section, through content analysis, the components of simplifying interactions and maintaining communication, online skills for solving challenges, control and evaluation criteria, support and activism of managers, creating motivation and interests, innovation and creativity, and formalizing the training process were identified and used as the basis for developing a researcher-made questionnaire. In the quantitative section, after exploratory factor analysis and confirmation of the components and ensuring the adequacy of sampling (0.992), through confirmatory factor analysis, the positive and significant effect of the components was determined that simplifying interactions and maintaining communication (0.972) had the highest factor load.
Conclusion: The use of online education provides an opportunity for care organizations with minimal resources to empower nurses sustainably. Therefore, it is suggested that policymakers and educational managers consider knowledge transfer through virtual platforms as a strategic priority and, with a long-term perspective, develop care and maintain professional knowledge.

Keywords

Professional Competence
Nursing Education
Virtual Education
Educational Technology
Nurses
Subjects
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