Wireless handhelds to support clinical nursing practicum

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-204

  Wu, Cheng Chih ^a   Lai, Chin Yuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Taichung Nursing College   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical nursing practicum; Handhelds; Nursing education; PDAs; Wireless

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649329873     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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