Nursing Jobs Arizona Benefit from High-Tech Devices Those with nursing jobs Arizona (Click here) and throughout the nation are increasingly turning to technology to do their jobs better.

The 2011 Nursing eBook & Smartphone Survey from the Springer Publishing Company found that nurses are becoming more likely to use technological devices, such as iPhones and Kindles, in their personal and professional lives.

"These findings indicate the rapid growth of mobile technology use among those in the health care industry, as well as the growing demand for eBooks and mobile applications that serve the professional development and reference needs of nurses," Paul Schwarzer, vice president of digital business development at Springer Publishing Company, said in a statement.

"This trend presents a wealth of new opportunities for industries serving the health care professions," he continued. "Springer Publishing Company, for one, is happy to be meeting the growing needs of this community by making virtually all of our titles available as eBooks and launching an aggressive digital product development program."

Here are the results of the survey:

Highest level of nursing education:

• Master of Science in Nursing - 40.5 percent
• Doctorate in Nursing - 38.6 percent
• Not applicable - 12.2 percent
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 6.8 percent
• Associate of Science in Nursing - 1.9 percent

Primary employment setting:

• College/University - 74.2 percent
• Hospital - 14.6 percent
• Other - 5.2 percent
• Medical office or clinic - 3 percent
• Private practice - 1.1 percent
• Nursing home - 1 percent
• Home healthcare - .5 percent
• Government office - .5 percent

Do you own a smartphone:

• Yes - 74.6 percent
• No - 25.4 percent

What brand of smartphone do you use:

• Apple iPhone/iPod Touch - 43.7 percent
• Android - 29.8 percent
• Apple iPad - 22 percent
• Blackberry/RIM - 19 percent
• Windows Mobile - 4.1 percent
• Symbian - .4 percent

Have you downloaded or installed any nursing medical applications:

• No - 46.4 percent
• Yes, have downloaded free apps - 27 percent
• Yes, have downloaded free and paid apps - 22.7 percent
• Yes, have downloaded paid apps - 3.8 percent

Favorite nursing/medical apps:

• Epocrates - 100 percent

Do you own an eBook reader:

• No - 58.5 percent
• Yes - 41.5 percent

What brand of eBook reader do you own:

• Amazon Kindle - 61.4 percent
• Other - 19.1 percent
• Barnes & Noble Nook - 16.8 percent
• Sony eReader - 2.2 percent
• Kobo - .4 percent

Have you purchased any nursing or medical eBooks:

• No - 68.6 percent
• Yes - 31.4 percent

What social networks or websites do you use:

• Facebook - 68.4 percent
• YouTube - 44.3 percent
• LinkedIn - 37.3 percent
• None - 16.3 percent
• Nurse.com - 14.4 percent
• Allnurses.com - 12.2 percent
• Twitter - 10.7 percent

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