E-books: nurse faculty use and concerns.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to identify nurse educators' stage of concern regarding e-books and examine relationships between stage of concern and demographic variables.


BACKGROUND
The use of e-books is growing, and nursing faculty must be prepared to use this evolving technology.


METHODS
A descriptive design was used with a convenience sample of 50 nurse educators attending a professional conference. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Stages of Concern (SoC) questionnaire.


RESULTS
Sixty-four percent of participants' first high stage was Stage 0 (awareness); 22 percent had a first high stage of Stage 1 (informational). Using ordinal regression, no statistical significance was noted with the highest Stage of Concern and age (p = .431) or experience as a nurse educator (p = .893).


CONCLUSIONS
Findings indicate low usage, faculty concerns, and the need for ongoing education regarding e-books.
Cathy H
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Abell
Dawn
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Garrett-Wright
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001877:Books; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046609:Libraries, Digital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires