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Computer Technology: Implications for Nurse Educators
Author(s) -
Rambo Alma
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1994.tb00172.x
Subject(s) - confidentiality , computer science , computer assisted instruction , instructional design , anxiety , nurse educator , nurse education , medical education , nursing , multimedia , psychology , computer security , medicine , psychiatry
The purpose of this paper is to discuss implications of computer technology for nursing education. Effects of computer anxiety and strategies to minimize them are presented. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) and interactive videodisc (IVD) are alternative instructional strategies for content dissemination and learning enhancement. Faculty must be cognizant of design factors facilitating usage when selecting programs. Issues of privacy, confidentiality, information security, and impact on nursing practice have risen with increased computer usage.