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Nursing students respond to a computer assignment

L L Stamler1, B Thomas, S McMahon

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
|February 10, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Nursing students enhanced their computer literacy through an assignment focusing on electronic communication skills. This initiative successfully moved them from informed users to proficient users, valuing the skills for their future careers.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Informatics
  • Educational Technology

Background:

  • Increasing importance of computer-generated information in nursing practice.
  • Need for nursing schools to equip students with essential informatics and computer literacy skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the implementation of an electronic communication skills assignment in a baccalaureate nursing program.
  • To assess the impact of the assignment on student confidence, skill level, and perceived value for nursing education and careers.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of an assignment integrating electronic mail, class lists, search engines, library access, and web page critique.
  • Monitoring of activities for content and technical issues.
  • Assessment of student skill progression from informed to proficient user status.

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Main Results:

  • Students demonstrated increased confidence and skill in utilizing various electronic communication tools.
  • Students recognized the significant value of these informatics skills for their professional nursing lives.
  • Identified challenges included "Inbox overload".

Conclusions:

  • Nursing curricula can be effectively designed to foster essential computer literacy among students.
  • The developed assignment is adaptable for continuing education and other professional development programs in nursing.