Abstract

Computer knowledge and skills are becoming essential components technology in nursing education. Saudi nurses must be prepared to utilize these technologies for the advancement of science and nursing practice in local and global communities.

Little attention has been directed to students' attitudes about computer usage in academic communities in Saudi Arabia. Their attitudes about the use of computers for the enhancement of learning are relatively unknown. Few research studies have been identified that explicate Saudi Arabian nursing students' attitudes toward computer usage for the acquisition of knowledge and skills.

Males and females matriculate at King Saud University (KSU), but attend classes in gender-specific groups. This descriptive correlation study will contribute to the body of knowledge related to nursing students' attitudes toward computer usage in their baccalaureate education at KSU. The research included all students enrolled in the College of Nursing at KSU in Riyadh, in the summer semester of the academic year 2009/2010. The total number of undergraduate nursing students were 600; 195 were males and 405 were females (KSU, 2008).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3497579; ProQuest document ID: 922995012. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Osama A. Samarkandi, PhD, MSN, BSN, BSc

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Computer Usage, Nursing Education, Saudi Arabia

Advisor

Christine Hudak

Second Advisor

Faye Gary

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Case Western Reserve University

Degree Year

2011

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

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Date of Issue

2024-02-26

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