Nurse Educators and Nursing Service Personnels Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Computer Use in Nursing Practice

摘要

The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess nurse educators' and nursing service personnels' knowledge of and attitudes toward computer applicability to nursing practice in order to facilitate planning future education in the area of computer-based nursing practice. The data yielded no significant differences between nurse educators' and nursing service personnels' knowledge of and attitudes toward computer use in nursing practice. There were, however, significant differences in knowledge of and attitudes toward computer utilization in nursing practice for both study group and educational level. Suggestions related to educating nurses regarding the benefits of computer use to facilitate nursing practice are provided.