Introduction: The world has become a global village due to interconnectivity and digitalization, with almost every aspect of society undergoing digital transformation. Education and by extension nursing education has become digitalized, and Nursing education in Nigeria is not an exception. Teaching and learning methods have been digitalized to some extent in Nigeria, and these have some implications for nursing practice. As every aspect of nursing education cannot be digitalized due to the nature of Nursing as a practice profession, it becomes important to know the aspects of nursing education which have been digitalized in Nigeria and the implications for nursing practice.

Purpose: This paper seeks to explain the concept of digitalization of nursing education, elucidate the digital methods utilized in Nigeria, the advantages and disadvantages of digitalized education, and discuss its implications for nursing practice.

Key takeaway: While digitalization enhances nursing education in Nigeria, a balanced integration with traditional clinical training is essential to develop competent, compassionate, and practice-ready nurses.

Conclusion: Digitalization of nursing education has helped to improve educational outcomes and, by extension, nursing practice; however, not all aspects of nursing education can be digitalized. Nursing practice is based on care, compassion, competence, confidence, communication, and commitment, and such affective domains cannot be automated but have to be learnt through the traditional nursing teaching and learning methods. Therefore, the aspects of nursing education that should be digitalized should be critically analyzed to achieve the desired output, which is a wholesome, competent, and innovative nursing practitioners.

Recommendation: It is essential to overcome the challenge of social interaction restricted by the use of digitalized learning methods, as exposure to real-life patients isa vital element of nursing education. Even though some practical nursing education can be done by using virtual reality-based simulation training, not many nursing educational institutions in Nigeria can afford to do that. It is therefore necessary that nursing students be exposed to bedside clinical placement and assessment for their practical experiences, while the digital methods can be utilized to cover other curriculum contents