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- Title
Nurses' experience of using electronic patient records in everyday practice in acute/inpatient ward settings: A literature review.
- Authors
Stevenson, Jean E.; Nilsson, Gunilla C.; Petersson, Göran I.; Johansson, Pauline E.
- Abstract
Electronic patient record (EPR) systems have a huge impact on nursing documentation. Although the largest group of end-users of EPRs, nurses have had minimal input in their design. This study aimed to review current research on how nurses experience using the EPR for documentation. A literature search was conducted in Medline and Cinahl of original, peer-reviewed articles from 2000 to 2009, focusing on nurses in acute/ inpatient ward settings. After critical assessment, two quantitative and three qualitative articles were included in the study. Results showed that nurses experience widespread dissatisfaction with systems. Current systems are not designed to meet the needs of clinical practice as they are not user-friendly, resulting in a potentially negative impact on individualized care and patient safety. There is an urgent need for nurses to be directly involved in software design to ensure that the essence and complexity of nursing is not lost in the system.
- Subjects
MEDICAL records; ACCESS control of records; PHYSICIAN-patient privilege; NURSE-patient relationships; INTERNET in medicine; CLINICAL medicine; COMPUTER network resources
- Publication
Health Informatics Journal, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
1460-4582
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1460458209345901