Mobile Technology
Authors:
- Kenya V. EdD BeardKBKenya V. EdD Beard
- Sue PhD GreenfieldSGSue PhD Greenfield
- Elsa-Sophia MoroteEMElsa-Sophia Morote
- Richard WalterRWRichard Walter
- 1 May 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Nurse Educator
- Vol. 36 (3) , 103-106
Abstract
Although mobile technology has the potential to promote patient safety by increasing accuracy and efficiency, faculty may find instituting a personal digital assistant (PDA) program overwhelming. In addition, there is a dearth of information on how students are using this technology. The authors discuss the implementation of a PDA program that required all nursing students entering their first clinical rotation to purchase a PDA loaded with nursing software and describe how the students used this technology. Lessons learned along the way are emphasized to help faculty develop, implement, and/or improve their school's PDA/software program.Keywords
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