Australian nurses access and attitudes to information technology - a national survey
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Paper/Presentation Title | Australian nurses access and attitudes to information technology - a national survey |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Hegney, Desley (Author), Eley, Robert (Author), Buikstra, Elizabeth (Author), Fallon, Anthony Bruce (Author), Soar, Jeffrey (Author) and Gilmore, Victoria (Author) |
Editors | Park, H.-A., Murray, P. and Delaney, C. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People |
Journal Citation | 122, pp. 688-692 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
ISBN | 158603622x |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.iospress.nl/loadtop/load.php?isbn=158603622x |
Conference/Event | 9th International Congress on Nursing Informatics (NI2006) |
Event Details | 9th International Congress on Nursing Informatics (NI2006) Event Date 11 to end of 14 Jun 2006 Event Location Seoul, Korea |
Abstract | [Abstract]: Competencies by nurses in information technology (IT) are essential to health care in Australia yet data suggest deficiencies in access and use. A study commissioned by the Australian Government aimed to determine the extent of access and use and the barriers to the use of IT among nurses across Australia. A survey was distributed to 10,000 members of the Australian Nursing Federation with a 43% overall response rate. Fewer than 15% of nurses did not use computers as part of their work. The greatest use was for client records, patient pathology and radiology results and professional development. IT uptake in health is supported by nurses who are, however frustrated by limitations to access and software that is not fit for purpose. A lack of confidence in using IT was noted by many nurses. Fewer than 20% had received pre-registration training in any aspect of IT and only 30% post registration. In addition to training, high work load, numbers of computers and inadequate technical support were the major barriers to computer use. |
Keywords | nurses; Australia; attitude to computers; computer literacy; training |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460806. Human-computer interaction |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health |
School of Information Systems | |
Australian Nursing Federation, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xyq6/australian-nurses-access-and-attitudes-to-information-technology-a-national-survey
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