Improving Technological Competency in Nursing Students: The Passport Project
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| author | Edwards, Julie O'Connor, Patricia A. |
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| contents | Improving Technological Competency in Nursing Students: The Passport Project Edwards, Julie O'Connor, Patricia A. Nursing Students Nursing Education Skill Development Competence Information Literacy Academic Standards College Freshmen Academic Support Services Academic Persistence Barriers Community Colleges Program Effectiveness Student Surveys Educational Technology Instructional Design Technology Integration Web Based Instruction Pretests Posttests Student Attitudes College Students Computer Literacy Program Descriptions Integration of informatics competency into a nursing curriculum is important to ensure success throughout the education and career of contemporary nursing students. As enrollment in nursing programs increases, the diverse population of students from many different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds presents a challenge for faculty in addressing unique learning needs. Competency in informatics will allow the beginning nursing student to navigate the on-line teaching software used by colleges. With rigorous expectations in nursing programs, students may feel overwhelmed with assignments, organization, and time management. Frustration may build when students struggle with basic informatics competency, often leaving them unable to navigate instructional websites or work with necessary on-line learning content. The purpose of this project, Passport Project for Nursing Success, was to assess the skills, knowledge, and informatics comfort level of students, while providing computer training and teaching for beginning nursing students in an undergraduate nursing program in Central Illinois. The community college encompassed students from a ten county area, with 20 percent of the student population enrolled in the Applied Science curriculum. Initial implementation occurred prior to the students' first nursing course and emphasized basic skills necessary to navigate on-line learning software, library search engines, and electronic communication. The greatest barrier to successful implementation was faculty resistance and academic support during completion of the initial implementation of the Passport Project. Post- project surveys indicated overwhelming student support for the education received and improved retention rates of first semester nursing students. (Contains 2 tables.) |
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| spellingShingle | Improving Technological Competency in Nursing Students: The Passport Project Edwards, Julie O'Connor, Patricia A. Nursing Students Nursing Education Skill Development Competence Information Literacy Academic Standards College Freshmen Academic Support Services Academic Persistence Barriers Community Colleges Program Effectiveness Student Surveys Educational Technology Instructional Design Technology Integration Web Based Instruction Pretests Posttests Student Attitudes College Students Computer Literacy Program Descriptions Improving Technological Competency in Nursing Students: The Passport Project Edwards, Julie O'Connor, Patricia A. Nursing Students Nursing Education Skill Development Competence Information Literacy Academic Standards College Freshmen Academic Support Services Academic Persistence Barriers Community Colleges Program Effectiveness Student Surveys Educational Technology Instructional Design Technology Integration Web Based Instruction Pretests Posttests Student Attitudes College Students Computer Literacy Program Descriptions Integration of informatics competency into a nursing curriculum is important to ensure success throughout the education and career of contemporary nursing students. As enrollment in nursing programs increases, the diverse population of students from many different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds presents a challenge for faculty in addressing unique learning needs. Competency in informatics will allow the beginning nursing student to navigate the on-line teaching software used by colleges. With rigorous expectations in nursing programs, students may feel overwhelmed with assignments, organization, and time management. Frustration may build when students struggle with basic informatics competency, often leaving them unable to navigate instructional websites or work with necessary on-line learning content. The purpose of this project, Passport Project for Nursing Success, was to assess the skills, knowledge, and informatics comfort level of students, while providing computer training and teaching for beginning nursing students in an undergraduate nursing program in Central Illinois. The community college encompassed students from a ten county area, with 20 percent of the student population enrolled in the Applied Science curriculum. Initial implementation occurred prior to the students' first nursing course and emphasized basic skills necessary to navigate on-line learning software, library search engines, and electronic communication. The greatest barrier to successful implementation was faculty resistance and academic support during completion of the initial implementation of the Passport Project. Post- project surveys indicated overwhelming student support for the education received and improved retention rates of first semester nursing students. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| title | Improving Technological Competency in Nursing Students: The Passport Project |
| topic | Nursing Students Nursing Education Skill Development Competence Information Literacy Academic Standards College Freshmen Academic Support Services Academic Persistence Barriers Community Colleges Program Effectiveness Student Surveys Educational Technology Instructional Design Technology Integration Web Based Instruction Pretests Posttests Student Attitudes College Students Computer Literacy Program Descriptions |
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