Students attitudes' toward computers in a Nursing Academic Environment

Computer knowledge and skills are becoming essential components technology in nursing education. Saudi nurses must be prepared to utilize these technologies for the advancement of science and nursing practice in local and global communities. Little attention has been directed to students' attitudes about computer usage in academic communities in Saudi Arabia. Their attitudes about the use of computers for the enhancement of learning are relatively unknown. Few research studies have been identified that explicate Saudi Arabian nursing students' attitudes toward computer usage for the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Despite studies that have been conducted in the United States and other western industrial countries about students' attitudes toward computers, such studies that focus on Saudi students' attitudes about computer usage in the learning environment are limited. There is no evidence that the use of computer technology in Saudi has been empirically examined. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the body of knowledge related to student nurses' attitudes toward computer usage during their pursuit of baccalaureate degrees in nursing at King Saud University