Improving Nursing Educational Practices and Professional Development through Smart Education in Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review *

Smart education has gained popularity in modern educational practices, reflecting current nursing education demands for more innovative pedagogical approaches. Smart learning combines student-centred learning, which can be easily accessible in smart cities while at the same time promoting inclusivity and personalisation. A concept similar to current nursing official bodies' requests for future development. The authors of this paper conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), investigating how effective, engaging and user-friendly current computer-aided nursing pedagogies are. Moreover, this SLR examines current computer-aided nursing pedagogies' accessibility in smart education and smart cities. This paper reviews 53 primary research articles, including Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), Quasi-experimental studies, qualitative and mixed-methods observational studies, conference papers and pilot studies. The overall findings of this SLR suggest the overall effectiveness and user-friendliness of computer-aided nursing education pedagogies. Furthermore, we found that concepts such as gamification and systems with interactive features were most beneficial in attracting nursing students' engagement.