Digital Manipulation 'Deepfake' Technology and the Believability of What Doesn't Exist; Impact on Nursing Education

Aim of the research: In addition to traditional education methods, it is important to try different methods to increase interest, attitude and motivation in accordance with the requirements of the age. Our study was carried out to examine the attitudes of nursing students towards the course in line with the principle of attractiveness in education. In addition, the attitudes of the students were determined through deep mock videos. Method of the study: The research is planned to be conducted between March 2023 and June 2023. The population of the research consists of 4th year students of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muş Alparslan University. In the research, the experimental and control groups were determined by randomisation. The sample of the study consisted of all volunteer students. The experimental group consisted of n:40 participants and the control group consisted of n:40 participants. In order to ensure homogeneity in the study, it was paid attention that different branches were in the same class. In order to ensure consistency between the observers, it was carried out in a course conducted by the same instructor. The study was conducted in accordance with the CONSORT diagram. Data collection was carried out online. Participants answered questions about sociodemographic characteristics and scale items. It took approximately 15 minutes for the participants to answer the questions. The posttest was administered to the control group without any intervention. The experimental group was trained and monitored with deep mock videos every week. The data were evaluated using IBM SPSS Statistics 23 programme.