Three technological enhancements in nursing education: informatics instruction, personal response systems, and human patient simulation.

Abstract

With the healthcare system in a state of flux, nursing education faces many challenges. Nursing faculty must design a dynamic curriculum that deals with the explosion of information, the complexity of the healthcare system, and optimal patient outcomes while addressing the diverse expectations of learners. Inclusion of information management and interactive technology facilitates learner engagement promoting critical thinking and improving clinical judgment. This paper details the faculty's vision for an ubiquitous information technology curricula, highlighting an undergraduate informatics course, use of a personal response system, and integration of human patient simulations.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2009

Publication Title

Nurse Education in Practice

First Page

86

Last Page

90

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