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Aims: To explore and describe nurse educators' suggestions regarding a digital educa-tional resource addressing quality in placement studies for first-year student nurses in nursing homes.Design: A qualitative, explorative, and descriptive research design.Methods: Focus group interviews with eight nurse educators and individual inter-views with six nurse educators. The interviews were audio- recorded and transcribed verbatim; subsequently, data were analysed in lines with content analysis as described by Graneheim and Lundman.Results: The analysis revealed three main categories: ‘Suggestions for a digital edu-cational resource to strengthen and support nurse educators’ role in follow-up stu-dents', ‘Suggestions for a digital educational resource to complement and support interaction between stakeholders in placement’, and ‘Suggestions for a digital educa-tional resource to facilitate student nurses' learning processes’. The categories were captured by the overarching theme, ‘A digital educational resource facilitating interac-tion between stakeholders and students' learning processes.Conclusion: This study revealed nurse educators' suggestions regarding design ele-ments, content, and use of a digital educational resource addressing placement stud-ies for first-year student nurses' in nursing homes. Implications for the profession and/or patient care: Nurse educators should be involved in designing, developing, and implementing digital educational resources aiming to support student learning in nursing education placement studies.Impact: This study explored nurse educators' suggestions for a digital educational resource. They suggested a digital educational resource to strengthen and support their role, support interaction between stakeholders, and facilitate student nurses' learning processes. Further, they suggested a digital educational resource to be used as a supplement rather than as a replacement for nurse educators' physical presence in placements.
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