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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 8 (2021), Article ID 8:IJNCP-343, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/343
Short Communication
Technology During A Pandemic: Friend or Foe?

Mary Estelle Bester

School of Nursing, Waters’ College of Health Professionals, Georgia Southern University, United States
Dr. Mary Estelle Bester, School of Nursing, Waters’ College of Health Professionals, Georgia Southern University, United States; E-mail: mbester@georgiasouthern.edu
22 July 2021; 23 July 2021; 25 July 2021
Bester ME (2021) Technology During A Pandemic: Friend or Foe?. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 8: 343. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/343

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