Nursing information systems: Applying usability testing to assess the training needs for nursing students

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 416-419

  Qiu, Y ^a   Yu, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing information systems; Nursing students; Training needs analysis; Usability testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MALE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSING STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING INFORMATICS;

EID: 34548118288     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/ME0437     Document Type: Article

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