Other Titles
Special Session
Abstract
Nurses working in low and middle income settings are frequently the lynchpin between health facilities and the communities that they serve. As we move into the 2020 WHO designated year of the nurse it is essential that nurses have ready access to evidence, just in time learning opportunities and consultative relationships. Jhpiego through its leadership of the USAID Maternal Child Survival Project mPowering Frontline Health Workers program will share key lessons on nurse access to smart phones, their interest in using these devices to make these key connections and their digital literacy in the low and middle income countries that we have worked.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Global Health, Mobile Learning, Nurse
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Peter G., "The connected nurse: Harnessing mobile technologies to support nurses on the frontline" (2019). Convention. 117.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2019/presentations_2019/117
Conference Name
45th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Washington, DC, USA
Conference Year
2019
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The connected nurse: Harnessing mobile technologies to support nurses on the frontline
Washington, DC, USA
Nurses working in low and middle income settings are frequently the lynchpin between health facilities and the communities that they serve. As we move into the 2020 WHO designated year of the nurse it is essential that nurses have ready access to evidence, just in time learning opportunities and consultative relationships. Jhpiego through its leadership of the USAID Maternal Child Survival Project mPowering Frontline Health Workers program will share key lessons on nurse access to smart phones, their interest in using these devices to make these key connections and their digital literacy in the low and middle income countries that we have worked.
Description
45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.