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Nursing students' attitudes toward technology: a national study.

Margaret M Maag1

  • 1School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif, USA. maag@usfca.edu

Nurse Educator
|May 19, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Nursing students have positive attitudes towards technology, but lack formal education in its application. Enhancing the nursing curriculum is crucial to improve technology integration in education and clinical practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Health Informatics
  • Educational Technology

Background:

  • Student attitudes toward technology influence its adoption in nursing education and clinical practice.
  • Effective integration of information technology (IT) into nursing curricula requires understanding student predispositions.
  • A gap exists in formal technology education for nursing students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess nursing students' attitudes toward technology.
  • To evaluate the extent of formal technology instruction received by nursing students.
  • To inform the development of IT curricula for nursing education.

Main Methods:

  • A national survey was conducted among nursing students.
  • Attitudinal measures toward technology were collected.

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  • Data on technology instruction was gathered.

    • Main Results:

    • Participants reported a generally positive attitude toward technology.
    • The reported amount of formal education in technology applications was low.
    • A discrepancy exists between positive attitudes and practical technology education.

    Conclusions:

    • Nursing students exhibit favorable attitudes towards technology adoption.
    • Current formal technology education within nursing programs is insufficient.
    • Enhancing the core nursing curriculum with comprehensive IT training is recommended.