title: Mobile applications in nursing education and practice.
abstract: Students in an RN-BSN completion program capstone course investigated and critically evaluated mobile medical applications using an information literacy conceptual framework. Students also analyzed their potential usefulness as a resource in nursing practice. Student evaluations focused on usability and applicability when recommending the use of mobile applications as a point-of-care reference tools. This pilot assignment offers an innovative teaching strategy for integrating 1 aspect of informatics instruction into the nursing curriculum.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Airth-Kindree), College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Assistant Professor (Mr Vandenbark), McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
authors.forename: Norah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Airth-Kindree
authors.forename: R Todd
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Vandenbark
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000193:education*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*