Evaluation of a nursing informatics training program shows significant changes in nurses' perception of their knowledge of information technology

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-235

  Bickford, Carol J ^a   Smith, Kathleen ^b   Ball, Marion J ^c   Frantz, Gerri ^d   Panniers, Teresa L ^e   Newbold, Susan K ^f   Knecht, Karen L ^d   Farish Hunt, Holly ^d   Cortes Comerer, Nhora ^d  

^a American Nurses Association   (United States)

^b Informatics Consulting and Continuing Education   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d Healthlink Incorporated   (United States)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Evaluation studies; Health informatics; Informatics competencies; Nursing informatics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 25144492866     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458205055689     Document Type: Article

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