Study of basic computer competence among public health nurses in Taiwan.
Rapid advances in information technology and media have made distance learning on the Internet possible. This new model of learning allows greater efficiency and flexibility in knowledge acquisition. Since basic computer competence is a prerequisite for this new learning model, this study was conduc...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nursing Research (Taiwan Nurses Association) Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Taiwan Nurses Association
Mar2004
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