The preparation of technologically literate graduates for professional practice: A review of the literature

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 018-025

  Bembridge, Elizabeth ^a   Levett Jones, Tracey ^b   Jeong, Sarah Yeun Sim ^b  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computers; Information and communication technology; New graduate; Nursing education; Nursing student

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMANISM; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; NURSING INFORMATICS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 78049424873     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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