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Survey: 71 percent of US nurses use smartphones

By Brian Dolan 02:10 am May 1, 2012

According to a recent survey conducted by Wolters Kluwer Health's Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), 71 percent of nurses are already using smartphones for their job. The survey included responses from 3,900 nurses and nursing students. About 66 percent of those nursing students surveyed said they use their smartphones for nursing school. Overall, 85 percent of the nurses and nursing...

Smartphones becoming essential tool at nursing schools

By Brian Dolan 05:26 pm January 25, 2012

Last week we noted that Massachusetts General Hospital had tapped Voalte to distribute iPhones to its nurses. This week the New York Times also published a feature on how smartphones have become increasingly essential tools for students at nursing schools. The Times discussed the trend with a handful of professors and students at nursing schools across the country. This crucial quote from the...