Most nurses use smartphones on the job
The majority of nurses (93 percent) own smartphones and of these, 88 percent use their smartphone apps on the job, according to data from market intelligence provider InCrowd.
Most nurses are absorbing the costs themselves with about 87 percent saying their employers do not cover any costs related to smartphone use.
Less than 1 percent of nurses said smartphone use was prohibited on the job.
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.