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INOVACIJE I IZAZOVI U OBRAZOVANJU I SESTRINSKOJ SKRBI - KNJIGA SAŽETAKA



               Virtual New World


               The  rapid  development  of  digital  technology,  computerization  and  artificial  intelligence
               condition progress in many areas (medicine, education, industry, economy…). The way of life
               we used to know is changing and requires adaptation, acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
               Generations Z and Alpha live surrounded by technology from the earliest days, and such system
               of growing up has its advantages and disadvantages. Avilability of information and networking
               offer  faster  ways  of  learning  and  easier  earning.  Digital  dementia,  digital  autism,  internet
               addiction, computer vision syndrome, tech neck (changes in the neck spine caused by excessive
               use of modern technology), increase in obesity (due to sedentary lifestyle) and mental disorders
               (result  of  alienation  and  other  factors)  are  just  a  few  from  the  problems  affecting  these
               generations. As nurses and teachers, can we change aything at all or are we futilely resisting the
               modern, technological understanding of the world?
               An anonymous survey was conducted among students from grades 1 to 5 of the Vinogradska
               Nursing  School. The aim of the survey was  to determine the lifestyle, and to  examine the
               attitudes of students regarding the use of social networks and applications.
               245 students participated in the anonymous survey. Digital technology, social networks and
               applications are mostly used by students to communicate with friends (90.6%), listen to music
               (89%), have fun and when they are bored (75.5%). Social networks are regulary used by 73.1%
               of the students. Most sudents use four social networks (29%), the most popular of which are
               Instagram (87.3%), Snapchat (73.8%), TikTok (71%) and WhatsApp (59.1%). Although social
               networks are an important part of their lives, they are mostly in the role of the observers, as
               only 4.9% of students publish content regulary. Media and social networks somewhat influence
               the mood of students (54.7%) and mostly positively (47.8%). The largest number of students
               (45.7%) spend 2–4 hours a day online. A lot of students (62%) had unpleasant experiences with
               social  networks,  most  often  unwanted  reciving  and  requesting  explicit  photos  and  videos
               (31.8%), attempts at financial fraud (12.2%) and cyberbullying (8.2%). Due to the use of mobile
               phones, 46.5% of students have difficulty waking up, 52.7% sometimes have problems with
               completing their duties, and 31.4% of students have conflicts with their parents. Of particular
               concern is the fact that 66.5% of students play games on their mobile phones and 35.1% of
               students  never  read  books  (apart  from  the  compulsory  school  literature).  Some  form  of
               discomfort when meeting new people is experienced by 71.4% of students, 51.8% belive that
               they have more understanding of a virtual environment than a real environment, and 57.1%
               cannot imagine their life without the Internet.


               Key words: digital technology, nurse, teacher
























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