Measuring nurses' computer competency: An analysis of published instruments

Computers in Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 63-73

  Hobbs, Steven D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude to computers; Attitudes; Computer competency; Computers; Knowledge; Nursing; Skills

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; NURSE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; HUMANS; NURSES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 33751110640     PISSN: 07368593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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