| Exploring the technology readiness of nursing and medical students at a Canadian University. | |
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PMID: 18569414 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Technology readiness is a well-established construct that refers to individuals' ability to embrace and adopt new technology. Given the increasing use of advanced technologies in the delivery of health care, this study uses the Technology Readiness Index (Parasuraman, 2000) to explore the technology readiness of nursing and medical students from the fall 2006 cohort at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The three major findings from this study are that (i) rural nursing students are more insecure with technology than their urban counterparts, (ii) male medical students score higher on innovation than their female counterparts and have a higher overall technology readiness attitude than female medical students, and (iii) medical students who are older than 25 have a negative technology readiness score whereas those under 25 had a positive score. These findings suggest health care professional schools would be well served to implement curricular changes designed to support the needs of rural students, women, and those entering school at a non-traditional age. In addition, patterns such as those observed in this study highlight areas of emphasis for current practitioners as health care organizations develop continuing education offerings for staff. |
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Authors:
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Amy L Caison; Donna Bulman; Shweta Pai; Doreen Neville |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of interprofessional care Volume: 22 ISSN: 1469-9567 ISO Abbreviation: J Interprof Care Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-23 Completed Date: 2008-08-22 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205811 Medline TA: J Interprof Care Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 283-94 Citation Subset: IM |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada. |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Newfoundland and Labrador Rural Population Schools, Medical* Students, Medical / psychology* Students, Nursing / psychology* Technology, Medical* |
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