Computer literacy of nurses in a community hospital: Where are we today?

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 365-370

  Campbell, Carlene J ^a   McDowell, Dorothea E ^b  

^a Delaware Hospice   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

COMPUTER LITERACY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80051779562     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20110215-01     Document Type: Article

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