title: Family nurse practitioner students utilization of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs): implications for practice.
abstract: Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are a readily accessible source of information to aid in the delivery of patient care. A pilot group of five Family Nurse Practitioner students used PDAs to organize data and access information relevant to patient care. Utilization of the PDAs in the clinical setting provided practice guidelines, textbook information and protocols that were readily accessible. The PDA made it possible for students to utilize preexisting knowledge with additional learning resources. The PDAs were purchased with funds provided from a United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant.
authors.affiliation: Coppin State University, Helene Fuld School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland 21216, USA. jtilghman@coppin.edu
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tilghman
authors.forename: Dionne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raley
authors.forename: Jia Joyce
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D015142:Baltimore; D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D034201:Computers, Handheld / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D022143:Family Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011231:Preceptorship; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology