Exploring the information and communication technology competence and confidence of nursing students and their perception of its relevance to clinical practice

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 612-616

  Levett Jones, Tracy ^a   Kenny, Raelene ^a   Van der Riet, Pamela ^a   Hazelton, Michael ^a   Kable, Ashley ^a   Bourgeois, Sharon ^b   Luxford, Yoni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competence; Confidence; Information and communication technology; Nursing student

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649398854     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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