Here is what I wrote so far today:
Although many nurses are currently using PDAs, they are still in the minority. In order for nurses to accept PDAs as one of their nursing tools, they need more information. Nurses often struggle to accept information technology (IT), and therefore will likely struggle against using PDAs.
Part of the problem is that nursing culture does not encourage using IT to manage information (The National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, 1997, as cited by Hebert). This is compounded by the phenomenon of computer anxiety. Orr (n.d.) described computer anxiety as a disproportionate fear that is associated with decreased use and avoidance of IT.
Also, check out this computer anxiety scale: The Computer Anxiety Scale
I am going to use this as a resource to this first section.
Although many nurses are currently using PDAs, they are still in the minority. In order for nurses to accept PDAs as one of their nursing tools, they need more information. Nurses often struggle to accept information technology (IT), and therefore will likely struggle against using PDAs.
Part of the problem is that nursing culture does not encourage using IT to manage information (The National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, 1997, as cited by Hebert). This is compounded by the phenomenon of computer anxiety. Orr (n.d.) described computer anxiety as a disproportionate fear that is associated with decreased use and avoidance of IT.
Also, check out this computer anxiety scale: The Computer Anxiety Scale
I am going to use this as a resource to this first section.