Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH) Department:Nursing Science By: Ekings Project ID: 2770 Rating: (3.3) votes: 6 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractPeople over time, have devised various techniques for communicating their thoughts, needs and desires to others in every aspect of life. The emergence of ICT has affected all aspects of human life, including education at all levels. ICT knowledge, accessibility and use are linked with higher efficiency and higher productivity. Undergraduate nursing students occupy a central position in both the educational and health care systems of any country. This study was carried out to investigate the accessibility and use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students at Madonna University, Rivers state. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. 260 undergraduate students from level 200 to level 500 in the Department of Nursing comprised the sample for the study. A questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. Data were subjected to descriptive statistics and analyzed using Chi-square. Probability value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Majority of the students (80.5%) had knowledge of ICT. Respondents had access to the following ICT: computer (73.0%), Internet (79.8%), and e-mail (57.7%). The Internet activities mostly performed by the students were: browsing 386(89.8%), chatting with friends 274(63.7%) and e-mailing 262(60.9%). Google is the most common search engine used by students 393(91.4%). High cost of ICT (62.2%) and irregular power supply (57.1%) were major factors that affect access to and use of ICT negatively. There was no significant difference (p 0.05) in the access to ICT types among male and female nursing students. Findings of this study revealed that there is still a need to provide ICT materials and training at a subsidized rate in order to encourage use in nursing education....Preview Download Preview +Other Nursing Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Factors contributing to ineffective utilization of immunization programme among mothers in Ekwerazu town Ahiazu Mbaise local government area Imo state»Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)»Awareness of female genital mutilation and its implication to reproductive health among mothers in Amaifeke in Orlu local government, Imo state»Knowledge and practice of quality assurance among nurses working in accident and emergency unit of University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Kwara state»Assessment of nutritional pattern and practice among pregnant women in holy rosary hospital»Factors influencing the attitudes of women toward family planning in Rivers state»Factors that influence the patronage of traditional birth attendants in Umuowa community Orlu Lga, Imo State»Attitude of nurses towards research among accident and emergency nurses of University of Ilorin teaching hospital»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Awareness of determinants of sexual abuse and identification of supportive care among female nursing student of Madonna University»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Assessment of practices used in the prevention of Lassa fever infection among health workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state»Burnout syndrome and use of therapeutic approaches among nursing students in Madonna University, Rivers state»Factors influencing high rate of abortion among women of childbearing age in Saki, Saki West Local Government Area, Oyo State