Thesis
The Stress of Educational PDA Technology
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3795
Abstract
This study addresses the stress reported in the utilization of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's) in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) students. The purpose of this study is to provide an accurate picture ofthe perceived stress response of PDA's in graduate nursing programs. Due to the negative impact of stress on learning (McEwen, 2000), there is a need to study stress in response to PDA implementation in the educational setting. Thirteen PMHNP students in the practicurn and internship phase of their graduate studies were provided with a PDA manufactured by Symbol and powered by Microsoft Windows CE. Stress response was measured by a 14-item Likert type scale that measures the impact of PDA usage. Results indicate 50% of students perceived stress.
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- Title
- The Stress of Educational PDA Technology
- Creators
- Ryan P. Townsend
- Contributors
- Michael Rice (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590535301842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis