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Enfermería: Cuidados Humanizados
versión impresa ISSN 1688-8375versión On-line ISSN 2393-6606
Resumen
MERCADO, Sara Leonor; ZAPATA, Marisa Alejandra; BELLANDO, María Belén y CANOVA-BARRIOS, Carlos Jesús. Digital Skills in Entrants to the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Enfermería (Montevideo) [online]. 2024, vol.13, n.2, e3999. Epub 01-Dic-2024. ISSN 1688-8375. https://doi.org/10.22235/ech.v13i2.3999.
Objective:
To determine the skills and knowledge about information and communication technologies (ICT) of entrants to the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing at a public higher institution in Bahía Blanca, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Methodology:
Observational, descriptive, transversal and quantitative study. An instrument was implemented consisting of 59 questions with closed response options aimed at assessing digital competencies in those entering the career.
Results:
386 entrants participated, mostly female (85.49 %), from the first cycle (74.35 %) and 20 years old or younger (47.15%). 98.19 % had access to the internet, 79.27 % have a computer and more than 80 % have extensive use of social networks (WhatsApp, Instagram) and email. The entrants evaluated themselves as competent in the MS Word program, while in MS Excel they declared themselves less competent. There is a lack of knowledge and low development of skills to generate content and a wide range of skills to search and download information from the web. Age, gender, daily time of Internet use and entry cycle showed a relationship with the mastery of digital tools applied to education.
Conclusions:
An intermediate development of digital competencies applied to education was identified, and a high one for the use of social networks. The variables age, gender, daily time of Internet use and entry cycle were related to the knowledge and skills for using ICT applied to education.
Palabras clave : nursing students; nursing education; computer literacy; digital technology.