title: Digital fluency and the use of virtual environments: the characterization of nursing students.
abstract: The objective of this study was to characterize the profile of nursing undergraduate students, identify their digital fluency, knowledge, ability and interest in using virtual learning environments. This quantitative, exploratory-descriptive study, was performed with 51 nursing undergraduate students. Data collection was performed using a questionnaire. All 51 subjects (100%) reported having some knowledge in informatics, 26 (49%) of which reported having an intermediate knowledge; 47 (92%) use the Internet everyday; 51 (100%) surf the social networks and have e-mail; 51 (100%) are MSN users; 32 (62.7%) use Skype; 41 (82%) use Chat applications; 33 (64.7%) use discussion forums; 22 (43%) use blogs; 33 (64.7%) frequently use Moodle and 26 (51%) use COL; 45 (88.2 %) reported interest in using virtual learning environments. The students are digitally fluent and show knowledge, ability and significant interest regarding the use of virtual learning environments in their academic studies.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, priscila.berenice.costa@usp.br.
authors.forename: Priscila Berenice
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: Luciana de Fátima Teixeira de
authors.initials: Lde F
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Heloísa Helena Ciqueto
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Komatsu Braga
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Massarollo
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima Prado
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Maria Madalena Januário
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Genival Fernandes de
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires