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NI News                                       SUMMER 2003   

Nursing Informatics Questions and Answers
Questions From Readers

In this section, questions sent in by readers and visitors to the main Nursing Informatics web site are featured. I encourage you to ask questions that you would like to see printed in subsequent issues of this ezine. Go to www.nursing-informatics.com/contact.html to submit yours!

Q: We are a group of nurses and our capstone research is about nurses attitudes and skills towards computers. We would be very greatful if you could send us some information about the P.A.T.C.H. questionnaire, how did you build it, the methodology and the journal it was published in.

I created the P.A.T.C.H. test (Pretest for Attitudes Toward Computers in Healthcare) for students at Kwantlen University College several years ago. It has been used by about 700 incoming students. I searched the literature and other taxonomies then asked for student and peer input. I have not published it in a journal but have presented it at two national conferences. It is basically a tool that I use practically.

One interesting observation that I've made by using this test, is that the incidence of "cyberphobia" or a fear of using computers appears to be declining. As computers become more powerful and user friendly, nursing students exhibit less fear and frustration as they learn to incorporate various programs and applications into their nursing study and practice.

Q. I find your website very stylish and informative and would be very interested to the book you are currently writing. Will details of it's publication be released on the website?

Yes, the current book I am working on, tentatively entitled: Nursing Informatics Education for the 21st Century will be ready for publication in late 2004. I do indeed intend to pronounce availability on the web site closer to the release date.

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Coming Events

This ezine is produced and written by June Kaminski MSN, in conjunction with Nursing Informatics.com.

June is available for consultation in relation to nursing informatics for education and research. She has been involved in nursing informatics education since 1987 and is currently completing her PhD in Technology Education and Curriculum Development at the University of British Columbia.

Other services available include web and graphic design, CD and audiotape cover design, ezine and newsletter design, curriculum development, web content writing, and report/paper publishing.

Upcoming events in Nursing Informatics.
August 9th - 16th - ESSONI 03
in Geneva, Switzerland
September 10th - 13th - Electronic Patient Records
The Nursing Challenge
at University of Swansea, Wales.
October 1st - 3rd - - 8th Annual International PISUG Conference
in Chicago, USA

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