Nursing Informatics in Clinical Practice in China

Abstract

Nursing informatics has become a useful tool for worldwide patient care and management; however, its implementation greatly varies according to specialty, healthcare setting, and nation. The purpose of this study was to determine nursing informatics implementation in Qiqihar, China. Questionnaires evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of nursing informatics implementation and hospital information system knowledge were distributed among three hospitals in Qiqihar. A convenient sample of 50 nurses from each hospital (total N = 150) was selected to participate in this study. Responses indicated that despite a relatively brief training period, nursing informatics was adequately implemented, and nurses were knowledgeable about hospital information systems. Respondents identified several key advantages of nursing informatics implementation, particularly its usefulness in aiding patient care for data management. Finally, respondents identified hospital information system instability as a major obstacle to nursing informatics implementation. Our study results may help clinical nursing practitioners improve their technology skills and help nursing administrators improve information programs. These findings provide an important reference for both nursing informatics practice and further studies.

Issues affecting nurses' capability to use digital technology at work: An integrative review

“…Access to the EHR Healthcare organisations are increasingly moving to a paperless or paper-light record management associated with a patient's episode of care. The EHR (also known as the electronic medical record or hospital information system) is perceived by nurses to improve patient care (Wei-Lan et al, 2013). Specific examples cited in the literature include facilitating a patient centred, coordinated approach to care (Asan, Flynn, Azam, & Scanlon, 2017), nursing diagnosis and care planning (Kent et al, 2015;Wei-Lan et al, 2013) including during emergencies (Asan et al, 2017), medication safety (Dowding, Turley, & Garrido, 2015;Kent et al, 2015).…”

“…Several of the reviewed studies provided guidance and direction that could overcome some of the issues that nurses identified with the use of technology in patient care. The first of these is the importance of stable systems to prevent disruptions to services (Asan et al, 2017;Koivunen et al, 2015;Staggers et al, 2011;Staggers et al, 2018;Wei-Lan et al, 2013) that drive nurses to seek workarounds or spend time problem solving (Chang et al, 2016;Liu et al, 2015) or preferring and reverting to lower tech solutions (Asan et al, 2017;Staggers et al, 2011). This quote presented by Chang et al (2016) is illustrative of the issues nurses face and the solutions they use to address them.…”

Investigation of Nurses’ Views on Nursing Informatics in Bolu Province

“…Son yıllardaki hızlı teknolojik gelişmeler hasta bakımında da çok önemli gelişmeleri beraberinde getirmiştir. Sağlık alanı bu gelişmelere hızla adapte olmuş, hasta bakım ve yönetiminde bilgi iletişim sistemlerini kullanmıştır [1]. İlk olarak hastane bilgi sistemleri hasta fatura işlemlerinde ve hastane yönetiminde kullanılmış; bununla birlikte yazılım aşamalı olarak hasta bakım ve yönetiminin neredeyse bütün yönlerini içerecek şekilde gelişmiştir.…”

“…Hemşirelik bilişimi, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin hemşireliğin kendine has bilgi birikimini, hemşirelik uygulamalarında kullanılmasıyla, ilk olarak 1980'li yıllarda ortaya çıkmıştır [4,5]. Hedefi dünya genelinde insanların, toplumun ve ailelerin sağlığını geliştirmektir [1].…”

Evaluation of Nursing Information Systems: Application of Usability Aspects in the Development of Systems

“…Nursing information systems (NIS) are among the key components of healthcare information systems [3]; they can help nurses to use data more effectively while managing their nursing activities, allowing them to improve patient care and develop their knowledge [4]. Nurses use a NIS to develop care plans, perform interventions, document patient care, organize information, and assess the effects and quality of nursing services [5678]. …”