According to a examine included in...

According to a examine included in the February 1999 issue of the AORN Journal, which bring togethered responses from 2,541 AORN members, 76% of take a view of respondents use the Internet--up 13% from just the same year ago. Of those web surfer 72% use the Internet to gain access to AORN Online, compared to 60% in 1998 The measure and estimate which was created by AORN Headquarters, place that more than half of the respondent (ie, 59%) use computer at the one and the other work and home, 81% use computer that have modem 68% use web browser software, and 62% use e-mail software. Up and nothing else 1% from last year, the majority of this computer use (ie, 72%) is for education or professional information. In a marked increase, however, today

* 57% of respondent use computer to obtain recents and information, up from 49% in 1998;

* 39% use computer to obtain returns information, up from 32% in 1998; and

* 25% use computer to purchase returnss up from 14% in 1998

Despite this produce a decrease was found in the number of respondent who use computer for work processes--down from 74% in 1998 to 64% in 1999

Perhaps as a sign of things to issue 54% of those surveyed indicate they would favor a searchable database onward AORN Online to look up information regarding AORN's Standards, commended Practices, and Guidelines, compared to 37% who fix upon the current printed book. Those 76% of measure and estimate respondents who currently use the Internet can find interesting web sites in the "Online Connections" row on page 1250 of this issue.

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