Enabling Student Nurses to Use the Information Superhighway
| Autor: | Susan Panzarine, Jean A. Bachman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Telemedicine education Information Processes and Technology Education Computer Communication Networks Surveys and Questionnaires Computer literacy Health care Humans Medicine Nurse education Education Nursing Graduate General Nursing Medical education business.industry Information literacy Information superhighway Middle Aged United States Female The Internet Curriculum Computer Literacy business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nursing Education. 37:155-161 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2421 0148-4834 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/0148-4834-19980401-05 |
| Popis: | Nursing graduates must be sophisticated in the use of information technologies and understand how these technologies interface with various health care systems. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the impact of a newly developed Internet course, focusing on current information technologies, on 20 RN-to-MSN students. Author-developed instruments were used to measure weekly computer use, perceived computer skill, and knowledge related to the information superhighway. The Strange & Brodt Nurses Attitudes Toward Computerization Questionnaire was used to assess attitudes toward computerization. Qualitative data was elicited using weekly evaluation forms. When compared to 23 students at a similar stage of their nursing program, quantitative findings indicated that, at the end of the semester, students in the pilot course had more computer knowledge, reported greater computer skill, and used computers more. Qualitative findings suggested that pilot students: * Were connected with nursing networks and expressed their intent to maintain these networks. * Were able to use current health information found on the Internet in their nursing practices. * Used skills learned in the pilot class to complete projects in other classes. * Communicated with classmates via the Internet, thus forming a potentially valuable professional support system. * Used the library and librarians early in their programs. * Understood the relevancy of telemedicine and the Internet to the future survival of nursing in a changing health care arena. While the authors caution that an adequate infrastructure must be available to support such an endeavor, they emphasize that knowledge of the relevancy and use of the information superhighway is crucial to the future survival of nursing in a rapidly changing health care arena. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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