PDAs for Nursing Students: Technology at Your Fingertips

PDAs for Nursing Students: Technology at Your Fingertips Stacy Garza Jerry Russell Rebecca Show Brenda Stalls Kelli Young

Identified Problem BCHS needs to continue being a leader in educating nursing students who have experience with the latest technologies that support the provision of evidence-based care for positive patient outcomes. Other schools of nursing require students to use PDAs in their undergraduate programs. We were interested in collecting information that could help BCHS administration & faculty decide whether to initiate a PDA requirement.

Triggers for the Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Significance to Nursing Practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Examples of Required PDA Software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],George, L. E., & Davidson, L. J. (2005). PDA use in nursing education: Prepared for today, poised for tomorrow. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 9 (2). Retrieved November 6, 2006, from http://eaa-knowledge.com/ojni/ni/9_2/george.htm

Quick Drug References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],ePocrates

Calculators ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],MedCalc

Diagnostic Tests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Unbound Medicine

Clinical Reference ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Unbound Medicine

Dictionary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Unbound Medicine

Research Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rationales for PDA Use in Nursing Schools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1 George, L. E., & Davidson, L. J. (2005). PDA use in nursing education: Prepared for today, poised for tomorrow. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 9 (2). Retrieved November 6, 2006, from http://eaa-knowledge.com/ojni/ni/9_2/george.htm 2 White, A., Allen, P., Goodwin, L., Breckinridge, D., Dowell, J., & Garvey, R. (2005). Infusing PDA technology into nursing education. Nurse Educator, 30 , 150-154.

How Schools Implement PDAs in Nursing Programs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Miller, J., Shaw-Kokot, J. R., Arnold, M. S., Boggin, T., Crowell, K. E., Allgri, F., et al. (2005). A study of personal digital assistants to enhance undergraduate clinical nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 44 , 19-26.

Examples of Schools Currently Using PDAs in Nursing Education

Other Benefits & Challenges of Using PDAs in Nursing Education Programs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Benefits Challenges White, A., Allen, P., Goodwin, L., Breckinridge, D., Dowell, J., & Garvey, R. (2005). Infusing PDA technology into nursing education. Nurse Educator, 30 , 150-154.

Gaps Found in the Literature ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Steps of the Research Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Survey Process & Sample ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BCHS N=35 n=30, 86% PDAs not required In-class survey UTHSC N=31 n=11, 35% PDAs required Online survey COMMONALITIES

Online Survey Process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],My name is Jerry and I am a senior nursing student at Baptist College of Health Sciences. Like you, I will be graduating in December. I am in my last class and we are required to do a project. Our group decided to do a survey on PDAs in nursing school. I understand at UTHSC that you are required to purchase and use a PDA. Please take a few minutes to answer the few questions on our survey, located at http://CTLSilhouette.wsu.edu/surveys/ZS56802 . The survey is anonymous. If you would, please help out your fellow nursing students by responding no later than 8am Monday, November 20. Thank you so much, in advance, for your help.

Validity & Reliability Issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Haber, J., & LoBiondo-Wood, G. (2006). Reliability and validity. In G. LoBiondo-Wood & J. Haber (Eds.), Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (6 th ed., pp. 335-356). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Validity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Content Validity Face Validity

Inter-rater Reliability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Survey Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BCHS UTHSC COMMONALITIES ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

PDA Ownership ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Likelihood of Attending BCHS if PDA were Required

Type of Person Observed Using PDA in Clinical Setting 80% of respondents reported seeing others use PDAs in the clinical setting.

Advantages of PDA Use Responses: BCHS = 53 UTHSC = 39

Disadvantages of PDA Use Responses: BCHS = 39 UTHSC = 13

Required & Other Programs on PDA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Required Other

Perceptions of how Beneficial a PDA would have been in School

Perceptions of Effects of PDA use on Stress Levels

Maximum Amount to Pay for PDA Hardware & Software

Recommend PDA for Future Nursing Students

Implications for Nursing Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implications for Nursing Practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evaluation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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