title: Using advanced mobile devices in nursing practice--the views of nurses and nursing students.
abstract: Advanced mobile devices allow registered nurses and nursing students to keep up-to-date with expanding health-related knowledge but are rarely used in nursing in Sweden. This study aims at describing registered nurses' and nursing students' views regarding the use of advanced mobile devices in nursing practice. A cross-sectional study was completed in 2012; a total of 398 participants replied to a questionnaire, and descriptive statistics were applied. Results showed that the majority of the participants regarded an advanced mobile device to be useful, giving access to necessary information and also being useful in making notes, planning their work and saving time. Furthermore, the advanced mobile device was regarded to improve patient safety and the quality of care and to increase confidence. In order to continuously improve the safety and quality of health care, advanced mobile devices adjusted for nursing practice should be further developed, implemented and evaluated in research.
authors.affiliation: Linnaeus University, Sweden pauline.johansson@lnu.se.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.affiliation: Linnaeus University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petersson
authors.affiliation: Umeå University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Britt-Inger
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Saveman
authors.affiliation: Linnaeus University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nilsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063731:Mobile Applications; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Assistive technologies; clinical decision-making; ehealth; evidence-based practice; mobile health