Benue State University, Makurdi

NURSING INFORMATICS: THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BASIC NURSING / MIDWIFERY EDUCATION IN COLLEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, JALINGO TARABA STATE NIGERIA

Edna Paul Anuye, Nimiruna T. Iranum, Sadiq Abubakar J., Ashemfa Andeniran, Christiana Yamusa Adamu, Tinyang Bakari

Abstract

Information and communication technology nowadays is wifely acceptable in almost every profession, nursing and midwifery profession is inclusive. The rapid development in computer technology and wide availability of personal computers together with the internet has become an integral part of health care. The World Bank (2012) defined ICT as “the set of activities that facilitate the capturing, storage, processing, transmission and display of information by electronic means”. Ebijuwa (2015) defined ICT as “tools used for collection, processing, storage, transmission and dissemination of information”. The importance of ICT to people in general and nursing profession in particular cannot be overemphasized. This is so because ICTs facilitate quick and access to a wide range of information resources worldwide. The provision and use of ICT by nursing and midwifery students is being considered to know the extent they put into use in their studies. Upon gaining admission into the college, students have varied level of competence in the use of computers. The nursing and midwifery curriculum provides mandatory courses in nursing informatics/skill and entrepreneurship in midwifery for basic computer skills. This College is linked to the internet to help departments, staff and students gain access to all sorts of updated information that is relevant to their learning and research activities in the college. All departmental members and students have easy and free unrestricted access to computers and internet.

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