title: Nursing faculty concerns regarding the adoption of computer technology.
abstract: This article describes a study conducted to determine nursing faculty concerns about the use of computer technology. Study participants answered a standardized questionnaire (Stages of Concern) designed to measure concern about innovation adoption, and an author-developed survey, which included questions on level of technology use. The questionnaire and survey were given to nursing faculty before and after their participation in a series of computer technology and literacy workshops. Initially, most workshop participants were low-level computer users whose concerns about technology decreased after the workshops. Some workshop participants also experienced a statistically significant increase in their comfort levels in the use of computer applications. Results support the Stages of Concern questionnaire as a tool to monitor the technology integration process and to guide ongoing faculty development efforts.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003197:Computer Literacy; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000379:methods*; D005178:Faculty; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States