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Educare

Educare

ABRIL 2006 N° 4 Volumen 4

Influence of the Internet on the nursing profession

Section: TEACHING TO LEARN

Authors

José Mª Rodríguez Dacal

Position

Enfermero supervisor en el Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (España). Webmaster del portal Enfermeria21.com y Enfersalud.com. Vicepresidente de la Sociedad Española de Enfermería Informática e Internet.

Contact email: josedacal@arrakis.es

Abstract

The outburst of the Internet has caused a series of drastic changes in the way a large part of society communicates and retrieves information. However, the area where the influence of the Internet is more noticeable is in how professionals obtain and exchange information in all aspects concerning their training and also in the research activities that conform each profession.
This paper presents the background as well as the evolution and the most important concepts relating to the meaning and influence of the Internet for the development of the nursing discipline.

Keywords:

Internet; information sourcesdissemination of the information

Versión en Español

Título:

Influencia de Internet sobre la profesión enfermera