Implementation of Handheld Devices

Bauldoff, Gerene; Kirkpatrick, Bonnie; Sheets, Diane; Mays, Barbara; Curran, Christine R.

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“…Making clinical decisions without thinking critically about the reliability of all relevant sources of information can seriously jeopardize patient safety. On the other hand, like other studies, [29,44] these student may have perceived that their ability to engage in evidence-based practice was enhanced due to their success in information retrieval.…”

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A quantitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students’ perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability while using apps at the point of care

Sedgwick

Awosoga

Grigg

et al. 2016

JNEP

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The purpose of this study was to explore how a smartphone app influences undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability at the point of care. Using a pretest-posttest approach, the findings suggest that there were no statistically significant differences in the participants' perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability over time. Statistically significant findings on four questionnaire items pertaining to participants' perception in their ability to engage in evidence based practice over time suggests that experience with the app, led the participants to believe the app provided them with the information they needed in order to engage in evidence based practice. Consequently, they were less likely to seek information from other sources. Although having learning resources available in clinical practice environments might enhance critical thinking ability, perhaps counterintuitively, the findings in this study suggest that having access to a clinical mobile app did not positively influence the participants' perceived critical thinking ability. Nurse educators therefore, must teach students how to be active learners as well as role model the proper use of critical thinking skills. Students need to be reminded to use institutional policies and procedure manuals as well as other appropriate sources of information. Last, students need to see registered nurses use critical thinking and clinical decision making dispositions by asking comprehensive questions, exploring assumptions and inferences, and incorporating varying resources into their decisions.

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A quantitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students’ perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability while using apps at the point of care

Sedgwick

Awosoga

Grigg

et al. 2016

JNEP

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Integrating mobile devices into nursing curricula: Opportunities for implementation using Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation model

Doyle

Garrett

Currie

2014

Nurse Education Today

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Development process of a mobile electronic medical record for nurses: a single case study

Vossebeld

Puik

Jaspers

et al. 2019

BMC Med Inform Decis Mak

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BackgroundWith the growing shortage of nurses, labor-saving technology has become more important. In health care practice, however, the fit with innovations is not easy. The aim of this study is to analyze the development of a mobile input device for electronic medical records (MEMR), a potentially labor-saving application supported by nurses, that failed to meet the needs of nurses after development.MethodIn a case study, we used an axiomatic design framework as an evaluation tool to visualize the mismatches between customer needs and the design parameters of the MEMR, and trace these mismatches back to (preliminary) decisions in the development process. We applied a mixed-method research design that consisted of analyzing of 118 external and internal files and working documents, 29 interviews and shorter inquiries, a user test, and an observation of use. By factoring and grouping the findings, we analyzed the relevant categories of mismatches.ResultsThe involvement of nurses during the development was extensive, but not all feedback was, or could not be, used effectively to improve the MEMR. The mismatches with the most impact were found to be: (1) suboptimal supportive technology, (2) limited functionality of the app and input device, and (3) disruption of nurses’ workflow. Most mismatches were known by the IT department when the MEMR was offered to the units as a product. Development of the MEMR came to a halt because of limited use.ConclusionChoices for design parameters, made during the development of labor-saving technology for nurses, may conflict with the customer needs of nurses. Even though the causes of mismatches were mentioned by the IT department, the nurse managers acquired the MEMR based on the idea behind the app. The effects of the chosen design parameters should not only be compared to the customer needs, but also be assessed with nurses and nurse managers for the expected effect on the workflow.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12911-018-0726-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Implementation of Handheld Devices

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

A quantitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students’ perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability while using apps at the point of care

A quantitative study exploring undergraduate nursing students’ perception of their critical thinking and clinical decision making ability while using apps at the point of care

Integrating mobile devices into nursing curricula: Opportunities for implementation using Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation model

Development process of a mobile electronic medical record for nurses: a single case study

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