Information technology in nursing education: perspectives of student nurses

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Singh, Fiona

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2018-11

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Information technology , Nursing education , Nursing education institution , Perspectives , Student nurses

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The purpose of this study was to explain and describe the perspectives of student nurses at a private nursing education institution (NEI) in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, on the use of information technology (IT) in nursing education. A quantitative, non-experimental descriptive research design was selected to determine the respondents’ perspectives on IT and identify challenges that they encountered. The target population included all student nurses registered at the private NEI for the Bridging Programme for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a General Nurse (R683) and the Advanced Diploma in Medical and Surgical Nursing Science with specialization in either Critical Care, Trauma and Emergency, or Perioperative Nursing (R212). The researcher developed and used a structured self-administered questionnaire for data collection. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study highlighted that the respondents acknowledged the importance and benefits of IT in nursing education and the profession, but encountered challenges in using IT. The study found that the respondents owned at least one IT device, used IT frequently for study and work purposes, reported IT competence, and had positive attitudes to IT. The researcher made recommendations to improve the use of IT in nursing education and for further study.

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Singh, Fiona (2018) Information technology in nursing education: perspectives of student nurses, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25575>

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