Author : Gregory Daly
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ISBN 13 : 9781267790453
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Nursing Perceptions of Electronic Documentation by : Gregory Daly
Download or read book Nursing Perceptions of Electronic Documentation written by Gregory Daly and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this quantitative study is to determine nurses' perceptions of electronic documentation. Healthcare organizations have recognized the advantages of electronic documentation, such as legibility, organized data, and the simultaneous use of the record by multiple caregivers and the elimination of paper records. In keeping with a common response to change, nurses can be very resistant to relinquishing the traditional paper records. By collecting the nurses' perceptions of electronic documentation, information will be generated on a pivotal point in the success or failure of implementing and using electronic documentation. The framework from Davis's 1986 Technology Acceptance Model uses perceived usefulness of the system and ease of use as ways of determining if nurses will use a system or not. The study population was 230 licensed vocational nurses and registered nurses who used electronic documentation and delivered direct patient care in the Women's Services department of a local hospital. The tool used to measure the nurses' perceptions was the Nurses Attitudes towards Computerization Questionnaire by Stronge and Brodt. The results of the study indicate that 52% of nurses feel that the Women's Services department of a local hospital. The tool used to measure the nurses' perceptions was the Nurses Attitudes towards Computerization Questionnaire by Stronge and Brodt. The results of the study indicate that 52% of nurses feel that computers made their job easier and that they had more time for professional tasks. The results also indicated that 64% of the nurses believed that computers offered a remarkable opportunity to improve patient care and that computers decrease repeated documentation. The majority of nurses (56%) disagreed with the idea that computers increase healthcare costs and that their use increased nurses' workloads.