Janie Brown|Alani Morgan|Jaci Mason|Nicole Pope|Anna Bosco
Student Nurses' Digital Literacy Levels
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rapid uptake technology changing way health professionals provide care patients communities presents opportunities improve enhance positively transform care treatment graduates must requisite knowledge skills attitudes make effective use technology data available research explored nursing students selfreported digital literacy levels undertook student survey one university australia utilizing validated selfassessment nursing informatics competencies scalesf30 instrument overall 90 students rated basic computer knowledge skills least competent including performing basic troubleshooting using internet conducting online literature searches however 55 students considered overall applied computer skills least competent included using applications diagnostic coding extract data clinical data sets students digital literacy everyday settings however ability translate practice limited restricting access use digital tools workplace findings provide opportunity address practice issues related digital literacy embed appropriate content curricula enable delivery improved patient care appropriate use data various settings