Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia's nurses: A national survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1151-1158

  Eley, Robert ^a   Fallon, Tony ^a   Soar, Jeffrey ^a   Buikstra, Elizabeth ^a   Hegney, Desley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Barriers; Computers; Information technology; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER; HUMAN; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTERS; HUMANS; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61849156455     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02336.x     Document Type: Article

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