Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 38-40 , January 2008

Advancing evidence-based practice and patient safety through integration of personal digital assistants into clinical nursing education

  • Suzanne Bakken, RN, DNSc, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Suzanne Bakken, Columbia University, 617 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032.
    • Suzanne Bakken, RN, DNSc, FAAN is the Alumni Professor of Nursing and Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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  • Ritamarie John, RN, MS, PNP, DrNP

      Affiliations

    • Ritamarie John, RN, MS, PNP, DrNP is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY.
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  • Leanne M. Currie, RN, DNSc

      Affiliations

    • Leanne M. Currie, RN, DNSc is an Assistant Professor of Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY.

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PII: S0029-6554(07)00295-3

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.11.006

Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 38-40 , January 2008

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