COMPETENCIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY OF NURSING STUDENTS AT POLICE NURSING COLLEGE

Authors

  • Ziwapon Charoenwong Police Nursing College, Police General Hospital, Royal Thai Police, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
  • Parichart Suksawatdiporn Police Nursing College, Police General Hospital, Royal Thai Police, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
  • Tossaporn Ditsiri Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand

Keywords:

competency, information and communication technology, 21st century, nursing students

Abstract

           The purpose of this survey research was to study police nursing students' competencies in information and communication technology in the 21st century. The population was 274 police nursing students, academic year 2021, 1st – 4th years. The research instrument was the information and communication technology competency questionnaire in the 21st century, with a content validity index of .67 - 1.00. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was .90. Data were collected using Google Form and analyzed using the descriptive statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

           The research results were as follows: Most police nursing students were female (95.99%). The age was between 17 - 22 years. The cumulative GPA was 2.50 - 3.54. Police nursing students’ competency average score in information and communication technology in the 21st century was quite high in all three dimensions. The aspect with the highest mean score was the attitude (M = 4.29, SD = .57), followed by the skills (M = 4.26, SD = .59), and the least was the knowledge (M = 4.18, SD = .59).

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2023-12-29

How to Cite

Charoenwong, Z. ., Suksawatdiporn, P. ., & Ditsiri, T. . (2023). COMPETENCIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY OF NURSING STUDENTS AT POLICE NURSING COLLEGE. JOURNAL OF THE POLICE NURSES, 15(2), 401–408. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/policenurse/article/view/267180

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