Digital skills in healthcare practice
Textbook (chapter)
Chapter Title | Digital skills in healthcare practice |
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Book Chapter Category | Textbook (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1418 |
Book Title | Building professional nursing communication |
Authors | Moloney, Clint (Author) and Farley, Helen (Author) |
Editors | Lawrence, Jill, Perrin, Cheryl and Kiernan, Eleanor |
Page Range | 155-181 |
Chapter Number | 7 |
Number of Pages | 27 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Place of Publication | Port Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9781107470460 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=1316383261 |
Abstract | The healthcare industry is rapidly evolving in tandem with a demand for increased flexibility in the delivery of education in our fast-paced society. As a result, the passive reception of content by students, delivered by an expert from the front of the class, is becoming increasingly redundant. Students are now being taught, ubiquitous connectivity allowing widespread access to online materials (Collier, Gray, & Ahn, 2011). Programs such as nursing are often offered in an external, online delivery mode (Wright, 2013). Due to an increasingly aging population, healthcare is by far one of the fastest-growing industries, and graduate job seekers choosing to enter healthcare, will need to ensure they have developed sound digital literacies, particularly as they apply to professional communication. It is imperative that students develop and leverage emerging communication technologies as part of their portfolio prior to seeking employment (Clark, 2009; Hargittai & Litt, 2013). |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
470102. Communication technology and digital media studies | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Australian Digital Futures Institute | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q357x/digital-skills-in-healthcare-practice
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