Michelle Honey School of Nursing University of Auckland (P30, 16/10/08, Workforce stream, 11.30am)

1. Supporting Workforce Development of Nurses: Exploiting the synergies between technology in education and practice Michelle Honey and Nicola North

6. Obstacles to use of the web (n=146) Obstacle N % Can’t find what I’m looking for on the website 45 30.8 Don’t know how to use it properly 37 25.3 Having to share with other members of the household 36 24.7 Takes too long to download files 31 21.2 Difficulty in gaining access to a computer at University 23 15.8 Already overworked without the burden of Internet use 22 15.1 No access to a printer, or printing problems 18 12.3 Cost of connecting to the Internet 16 11.0 Fear or anxiety about using a computer 13 8.9 Don’t have a computer where I live 12 8.2 Lack of keyboard or typing skills 9 6.2 Little of value on the Internet that relates to my courses 5 3.4 Other 18 12.3