Nursing Digital Innovation: From Care Delivery to Professional Development
A special issue of Nursing Reports (ISSN 2039-4403). This special issue belongs to the section "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovations in Nursing Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
2. Aditgames, Association for Innovation, Technologies and Games in Health, 4490-565 Porto, Portugal
3. Rise@Health Research Unit, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Interests: digital health; nursing informatics; rehabilitation technologies; gamification in healthcare; mobile health; serious games; patient self-management
2. Oncology Nursing Research Unit IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Porto.CCC) & RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
3. RISE@UTAD-Health Research Network, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
4. Clinical Academic Centre of Trás-os-Montes, Alto Douro (CACTMAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: cancer; chemotherapy; mHealth; eHealth; telemedicine; apps; mobile applications; games; self-management; antineoplastic agents; thematic synthesis; home parenteral nutrition; systematic reviews; meta-analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to gather scientific contributions that explore the development, implementation, and evaluation of digital technologies in the nursing profession. Submissions that integrate technological innovation, gamification, creativity, and new digital approaches will be particularly relevant.
The scope of this issue encompasses multiple dimensions of nursing, including clinical practice, education and professional development, care management and leadership, and applied research.
With this initiative, we seek to stimulate reflection and knowledge production that reinforce nursing’s role as a leading force in digital health innovation, contributing to more participatory, inclusive care that is focused on meaningful health and well-being outcomes.
Dr. Carla Sílvia Fernandes
Dr. Bruno Magalhães
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital health
- nursing informatics
- gamification in healthcare
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