Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 612-616 , August 2009

Exploring the information and communication technology competence and confidence of nursing students and their perception of its relevance to clinical practice

  • Tracy Levett-Jones

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 02 49216559; fax: +61 02 4921 6301.
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  • Raelene Kenny

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, c/-NCI TAFE, P.O. Box 210, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444, Australia
    • Tel./fax: +61 02 6581 6207.
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  • Pamela Van der Riet

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 02 4921 6261; fax: +61 02 4921 6301.
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  • Michael Hazelton

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 02 4921 6770; fax: +61 02 4921 6301.
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  • Ashley Kable

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 02 4921 16334; fax: +61 02 4921 6301.
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  • Sharon Bourgeois

      Affiliations

    • College of Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, P.O. Box 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 02 4821 8880.
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  • Yoni Luxford

      Affiliations

    • School of Health/Faculty of The Professions, University New England, NSW 2351, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 02 6773 2547.

,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.01.007

Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 612-616 , August 2009

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