E-books: nurse faculty use and concerns

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Educational Technology
• Digital Learning

Background:

• The increasing adoption of e-books necessitates that nursing faculty are proficient in utilizing evolving digital resources.
• Preparing nursing educators for e-book integration is crucial for modernizing curricula.

Purpose of the Study:

• To ascertain the stages of concern among nurse educators concerning the use of e-books.
• To investigate potential correlations between nurse educators' stages of concern and their demographic characteristics.

Main Methods:

• A descriptive research design was employed.
• Data were gathered from a convenience sample of 50 nurse educators at a professional conference.
• The Stages of Concern (SoC) questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire were utilized for data collection.

Main Results:

• The predominant initial high stage of concern was Stage 0 (awareness) for 64% of participants, followed by Stage 1 (informational) for 22%.
• Ordinal regression analysis revealed no statistically significant relationship between the highest stage of concern and participants' age (p = .431) or their experience as nurse educators (p = .893).

Conclusions:

• The study findings suggest a low level of e-book utilization among nurse educators.
• Significant faculty concerns regarding e-books were identified.
• There is a clear need for continued and targeted educational initiatives to support nurse educators in adopting e-book technology.