Uporaba informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije med študenti zdravstvene nege v času študija
The use of information - communication technology among nursing students during their course of study

slovenian

2013

volume 47, issue 3

education   educational technology   learning   nursing

Zbornica zdravstvene in babiške nege Slovenije - Zveza strokovnih društev medicinskih sester, babic in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije
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Introduction: In present times the applications of information-communication technology affect people in all walks of life and the health care environmentsare becoming increasingly technological. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of information-communication technology amongst nursing students for study purposes, its relevance and the factors enhancing its use. Methods: The study is based on a descriptive and non-experimental method of empirical research. The research instrument employed was a questionnaire with fifty-five closed-ended questions divided into thematic sections. One hundred and ten undergraduate nursing students participated in the study. Results: The findings of the study based on factor analysis show that the respondents use the information-communication technology mainly for online exam application and registration, to view the exam results and to access the electronic student transcript (n = 96), and to a lesser extent for writing notes (n = 51). They seem to be most confident in writing email messages (x = 2.86, s = 0.40) and in using the programmes for computer powerpoint presentations (x = 2.72, s = 0.56). The use of online bibliographic system and services was found to be the least frequent. The factor analysis yielded five separate factors related to the use of information-communication technology (61.78 % of variance explained; KMO = 0.74) and three factors related to the relevance of the informationc-ommunication technology for study purposes (63.24 % of variance explained; KMO = 0.81). Discussion and conclusion: In nursing education little empirical evidence is available on the impact of information-communication technology on learning results. The respondents of the study used information-communication technology mainly for logistical needs, such as online examination application or to access the electronic student transcript. The research results concoct new research questions why the students still prefer the traditional way of learning and what requisite knowledge and skills are necessary to enhance the students' wider use of information-communication technology for study purpose.

23.01.2014