title: The present state of presence in technology.
abstract: Over the past several years, education in general and nursing education specifically has implemented a variety of technological formats in which to enhance the teaching-learning environment. As nursing students are exposed to more and more technology as a teaching platform, the question remains whether they are getting enough exposure to actual presence, since it is presence that is often recommended as a large part of nurse-person encounters. This column then explores the existence of presence in technology, while describing the surfacing of presence in several technological formats.
authors.affiliation: Briar Cliff University, 3303 Rebecca Street, Sioux City, IA 51104, USA. barb.condon@briarcliff.edu
authors.forename: Barbara Backer
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Condon
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004506:Education, Nursing; D020407:Internet; D013338:Students, Nursing