Original article • artículO Original • artigO Original Wireless devices in nursing education 12 Ana Belén Sánchez-García1 María José López-Montesinos2 José Luis Fernández-Alemán3 Wireless devices in nursing education Abstract Objective. This article sought to explore the adoption of wireless devices in university nursing teaching and address their repercussion on future professionals. Methodology. This is a bibliographical study conducted in 2011, which analyzed international publications on the use, review, application, opinion, and experimentation of wireless devices in university nursing teaching of wireless technology in nursing teaching. The following databases were used: Medline and Science@Direct. Results. A total of 503 articles were extracted and 77 were selected, of which 40 investigated the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), 13 the clicker (Student Response Wireless System), and six the smart phone. The use of mobile devices has experienced strong growth during the last five years, especially PDAs. Conclusion. 1 RN, M.Sc., Professor. Universidad Use of mobile devices in university nursing teaching has grown in Católica San Antonio de Murcia, España. recent years, especially PDAs. email:
[email protected] 2 RN, Ph.D., Professor. Universidad de Key words: education, nursing; teaching materials; educational Murcia, España. technology. email:
[email protected] 3 Engineer, Ph.D., Professor. Universidad de Murcia, España. Dispositivos inalámbricos en la educación enfermera email:
[email protected]. Resumen Article associated with the research: Análisis comparativo mediante resultados encontrados Objetivo. Explorar la adopción de los dispositivos inalámbricos en en las bases de datos bibliográficas Medline y Science@Direct la enseñanza universitaria de enfermería y abordar su repercusión para los futuros profesionales. Metodología.