An Evaluation of Nursing Information Science Curriculum in a Medical School

Abstract

 In the division of nursing in Saga Medical School, the new curriculum was introduced in 1997, four years after the establishment of the division of nursing. The curriculum in the field of Information Science was also revised. The revisions were based on the evaluation of the previous curriculum, the curriculum improvement plan in the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the one in our school. In this study, we surveyed the level of knowledge and understanding in the field of Medical Information before and after the lecture of Information Science under the previous and the new curriculum with the same questionnaire. As the result, though the lecture time decreased for more than 20 hours, there was no significant difference between two curriculums. It was suggested that early computer literacy education, LAN (Local Area Network) environment improvement, and positive use of LAN for lectures were effective.