Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies among Nursing Students of College of Nursing, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore
Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies
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https://doi.org/10.54393/nrs.v1i02.14Keywords:
Knowledge, Technologies, Nursing, InformationAbstract
Information and communication technology is an effective way in attainment of high quality education. The nursing students must understand ICT and be able to use it effectively in the classroom. Objectives: To determine the knowledge of ICT among nursing students of College of Nursing, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Methods: A questionnaire based quantitative cross sectional study was conducted in College of Nursing, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Jinnah Hospital Lahore which was selected using convenient sampling technique. Questionnaire comprised of demographic data and knowledge of ICT facilities was distributed among 100 nurses. One hundred nursing students returned completely filled questionnaire with response rate of 100 percent. Data was analyzed using SPSS statistics IBM 25. Results: Students have good knowledge about ICT, but their use is limited Most of the students were of the view that ICT increases their interest towards the lecture about 33%. Conclusions: Respondents have good knowledge regarding ICT; however they did not use ICT tools in learning effectively. Nursing students did not know the meaning of ICT at all. The better recalling of previous lecture with the help of ICT was seen in nursing students
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