Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 52-59 , January 2006

Computer Literacy Study: Report of Qualitative Findings

  • Barbara J. McNeil, PhD, RN-BC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. McNeil: Informatics Nurse and Board Certified/Professor of Nursing, Division of Nursing and Health Sciences, Lewis–Clark State College, 500 8th Ave., Lewiston, ID 83501.
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  • Victoria Elfrink, PhD, RN-BC

      Affiliations

    • Informatics Nurse and Board Certified, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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  • Suzanne C. Beyea, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Director of Nursing Research, Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
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  • Susan T. Pierce, EdD, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Nursing, Northwestern State University, Shreveport, LA
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  • Carol J. Bickford, PhD, RN-BC

      Affiliations

    • Informatics Nurse, Board Certified, and Senior Policy Fellow, American Nurses Association, Silver Spring, MD

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.12.006

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 52-59 , January 2006

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