title: Mobile Apps for Educational Purposes.
abstract: With the growing number of mobile resources, nurse educators and professional development practitioners have the opportunity to harness mobile applications as a tool for their education toolbox. Yet, the overwhelming availability of choices can lead to questions, such as the following: How do we locate apps without spending huge amounts of our valuable time? How do we know which apps to choose? How can we evaluate apps? This article is aimed at addressing these questions.
authors.affiliation: Jobeth Pilcher, EdD, RN-BC, is Nurse Professional Development Specialist, Center for Patient and Clinical Learning, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas. She is also part-time faculty for Capella University.
authors.forename: Jobeth
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pilcher
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution*