PDA use in nursing education: Prepared for today, poised for tomorrow

Online Journal of Nursing Informatics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  George, Lynn E ^a,b,c   Davidson, Lynda J ^d,e  

^a ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handheld computers; Information technology; Nursing; Nursing education; Personal digital assistants

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; REVIEW;

EID: 23944510705     PISSN: 10899758     EISSN: 10899758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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