Nurses' Informal Learning Using Mobile Devices
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This paper provides an overview of a mixed methods study focusing on how registered nurses (RNs) use mobile devices for informal learning in the healthcare workplace. The significance of mobile devices as learning tools for RNs’ informal learning to inform professional development and continuing competence is discussed. Author
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