PDAs bring information competence to the point-of-care

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Altmann, Tanya K ^a   Brady, Debra ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handheld technology; Information technology; Nursing education; PDAs

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 23044502650     PISSN: 1548923X     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1127     Document Type: Review

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