Nurses' Internet self-efficacy and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Digital Learning
• Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

• Increasing internet accessibility offers new avenues for nurses' continuing education.
• Understanding nurses' perceptions of online learning is crucial for effective program development.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore Taiwanese clinical nurses' attitudes toward web-based continuing learning.
• To investigate the influence of Internet self-efficacy on these attitudes.

Main Methods:

• A survey of 267 Taiwanese clinical nurses.
• Utilized two questionnaires assessing Internet self-efficacy (basic and advanced) and attitudes toward web-based learning.
• Exploratory factor and regression analyses were performed.

Main Results:

• Both basic and advanced Internet self-efficacy positively correlated with perceived usefulness, ease of use, and satisfaction with web-based learning.
• Advanced Internet self-efficacy was the sole predictor of nurses' intention to use web-based continuing learning more frequently.

Conclusions:

• Nurses' confidence in using the internet, particularly advanced functions, is key to their adoption of web-based continuing education.
• Interventions to enhance nurses' Internet self-efficacy may improve engagement with online learning opportunities.