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TRAINTRAINTechnology Resources and Informatics in Technology Resources and Informatics in

NursingNursingNCCIP Subcommittee


Technology SurveyNCCCS InstitutionsNursing Programs

Technology methodology:

PDAs used by faculty

PDAs used by students

MP3 Players / iPODs

Streaming media

Hybrid courses

Looked at:

Current usage

Future usage

Pros and Cons of method

Functions or activities being utilized

Nursing courses involved

Survey sent to all CIP reps in the fall 2006 with a 93% return by March 2007


Technology SurveyNCCCS Institutions Nursing Programs

15%5% 5%

51%

19%37%

29%10%

75%

39%

PDA (student)

MP3/iPOD

PDA (faculty)

Streaming Media

Internet Hybrid

Future


Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)

The use of Personal Digital Assistants is expanding in the healthcare arena

Patient wellness

Nursing networks

Nursing research

Workplace redesign

Affords nurses:Portable access to extensive reference materials

Organizational and time saving benefits


In EducationSupports technology thread mandated for nursing programs

Develops leadership skills

Provides the student with evidence-based information and data

Enhances learning by providing rapid, efficient access to pertinent data in clinical settings

In Clinical Practice

Reduces errors

Maximizes use of time

Enhances evidence-based decision making

Facilitates delivery of quality care consistent with best practices


Basic FunctionsAddress Book

Calculator

Calendar

Memo Pad

Capability for preparation of Word documents and PowerPoint presentations

Software access to:

Current drug informationInfectious disease dataCalculation capabilitiesGrowth and immunization chartsLaboratory dataMedical Spanish translation softwareMedical and nursing databases


Endless Possibilities!

Reinforcement of core knowledge

Provision of immediate feedback for patient teaching

Wireless transmission of information from instructor to student

Beaming Information

Encourages student accountability

Encourages self-improvement

Provides avenue for gathering and analyzing data

Weekly computerized care summary & anecdotal record


PDAsTech survey comments

Many different applications being used across state

Improves accessibility to information

Less cumbersome and more mobile

than book references,

calendars, memo pads, folders

Cost concerns


HardwareMust be able to handle expected applications

Consider various options:Support for color

Amount of internal memory

Capacity for upgrades via secure digital card expansion

Cost – $140.00 and up

Expansion cards can be used Saves battery power No power source required to

maintain stored data


Freeware ePocrates Drug Database(PDA drug database)

Blood Pressure Manager(tracks blood pressures & includes graphic trends)

Medical Calculator(commonly used drug equations)

AACN Cardiac Medications(cardiac medications and dosage)

Great Software Fischbach’s A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests for PDA Karch’s 2006 Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide for PDA Weber’s Nurses’ Handbook of Health Assessment for PDA Carpentino-Moyet’s Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis for PDA Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice and Procedures Smith-Temple and Johnson’s Nurses Guide to Clinical Procedures for PDA Taylor’s Clinical Nursing Skills for PDA Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing for PDA


www.pepidonline.com

www.pdacortex.com

www.epocrates.com

www.aacn.org

FA Davis link: http://www.fadavis.com/marketing/pda_software.cfm

Elsevier Link: (search for "software")http://www.elsevier.ca

Lippincott Link:http://www.lww.com/browsemediaspec/PDA/0,0,68,00.html

Resources for PDAs:http://www.welch.jhu.edu/classes/elearning/pdaresources.html

Check Out These Websites!


Hybrid Nursing Courses

A hybrid course is any course that is taught partially on the

Internet. It may be 50/50 or any other combination.

Each community college has its’

own definition of hybrid course.

Web-Based Programs Used for Hybrid CoursesBlackboardWeb CT (now owned by Blackboard)MoodleCampus Cruiser


Blackboard

Allows colleges to:

Foster growth and usage on a scalable and secure basis.

Customize their learning environment using the Blackboard Building Blocks.

Three versions available

Blackboard Learning System – Basic Edition

Blackboard Learning System – Enterprise Edition

Blackboard Learning System – Academic Suite


Blackboard – Basic Edition

Course Documents

Assignments

Announcements

Learning Units

Communication

Calendar

Discussion Board

Task List

Email

Assessments

Grade book

Group Pages

Multimedia

Virtual Classroom


Blackboard – Enterprise Edition

Better formatting of text boxes

Multilingual – 9 languages

Browser enhanced

Collapsible forums under discussion board

Multiple attempts at assessments

Allows for extra credit

Spell check

Web EQ

Math Editor

Share courseware


Blackboard – Academic Suite

More interactive

More choices when grading assessments

Organizational statistics

Communicate in real time

Aid system administration

Act as a bridge between Blackboard Academic Suite and external systems or applications

Extend the learning environment to include robust content management and community-building capabilities

Provide customizations to meet discipline-specific or pedagogical needs


Hybrid Nursing Courses

Top 4 hybrid courses: Nutrition

PharmacologyProfessional Issues/Leadership

LPN to RN Transition

Less than 10 NC schools have all courses hybrid or

web enhanced

Online activities include:

TestingResearch

Discussion communication Worksheets

QuizzesAssignments

PowerPoint presentations SkillsEvidence-based resources

GradesCase studies

Group workQuestions & answers

Post conferenceEmail communication

AnnouncementsPosting documents


Hybrid Coursescomments from tech survey

“Students love it”

“Lots of work for faculty”

“Increases communication and accessibility”

“Testing concerns and security”

“Attendance issues—difficult to monitor or has to be monitored differently”

“Improves flexibility”

“Decreases one-on-one time with student/faculty”

“Improves student self-directed learning”

“Some students have accessibility problems”

“Students have easy access to course components as provided by faculty”


Digital Audio Player(MP3 Players,

iPODs)

Students aren’t strapped to computersListen anywhere: driving, gym, with kids, grocery storeAllow repetition of information for learning / validating informationStudents without MP3s can listen or view on computersPre-class instruction Pre-class lecture to allow more application time in classroomsPost lectures for students to re-listenSupplement lecture when time is limitedClinical

Record of report

Journal of clinical day

Audio care plans

Record notes


Streaming Media: Four Basic Steps

1. Create video content – using

Camera

Camcorder

VCR

2. Create a digital file

3. Compress/Encode the video

4. Serve the video to the client


Serving the Video

Techniques used in viewing the video on the internet

– Downloading

– Progressive downloading/pseudo-streaming

– “True” streaming


Resources White, A., Allen, P., Goodwin, L. Breckinridge, D., Dowell, J. & Garvy, R.

(2005) Infusing PDA Technology Into Nursing Education. Nurse Educator 30(4), p. 150-154.

Davenport, C. What Nurses Need to Know About Personal Digital Assistants. http://www.eaa-knowledge.com/ojni/ni/8_3/davenport.htm

Glossary of Mobile Device Terminology http://www.palm.com.us/products/basics/glossary

Teaching and Learning http://www.palm.com/us/education

Handheld Technology: The newest practice tool for nurses http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/nus/ojni/dm/51/handheld_technology.htm

Helpful websites http://www.palm.com.us/education/resourcelibrary/helpfulsites.epi

Handhelds in Medicine http://www.pdacortex.com.Handhelds_in_Medicine.htm