Nurses' perceptions of the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Clinical Decision-Making
Start Date
April 2020
End Date
April 2020
Major Field of Study
Nursing
Student Type
Undergraduate - Honors
Faculty Mentor(s)
Kathleen Beebe, PhD and Patricia Harris, PhD
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
The electronic health record has become an essential platform that evolved rapidly over a short period of time and now serves as a primary way to use and communicate health information. It is being used all around the world to communicate health information among various health care professionals, track a patient’s progress, and trend lab results, with the objective to ultimately enhance patient outcomes through improved safety and quality of care. Although it is recognized as one of the most rapidly growing areas in health today, little is known about the ways that nurses’ use of the electronic health record systems influences their work processes. Ineffective documentation continues to be a major cause of adverse events for patients, and this is primarily due to the lack of decision-making on the nurses’ part (Tower, Chaboyer, Green, Dyer, and Wallis, 2012). It is important to understand how nurses’ use of the electronic documentation systems influence their work processes, as critical thinking and decision-making are complex and significant factors in the nursing process. This study aims to explore nurses’ perceptions of the impact of Electronic Health Records on critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and ultimately the quality of care for hospitalized patients in this technologically advanced age.
Nurses' perceptions of the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Clinical Decision-Making
The electronic health record has become an essential platform that evolved rapidly over a short period of time and now serves as a primary way to use and communicate health information. It is being used all around the world to communicate health information among various health care professionals, track a patient’s progress, and trend lab results, with the objective to ultimately enhance patient outcomes through improved safety and quality of care. Although it is recognized as one of the most rapidly growing areas in health today, little is known about the ways that nurses’ use of the electronic health record systems influences their work processes. Ineffective documentation continues to be a major cause of adverse events for patients, and this is primarily due to the lack of decision-making on the nurses’ part (Tower, Chaboyer, Green, Dyer, and Wallis, 2012). It is important to understand how nurses’ use of the electronic documentation systems influence their work processes, as critical thinking and decision-making are complex and significant factors in the nursing process. This study aims to explore nurses’ perceptions of the impact of Electronic Health Records on critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and ultimately the quality of care for hospitalized patients in this technologically advanced age.
Comments
This presentation was accepted for the Scholarly and Creative Works Conference at Dominican University of California. The Conference was canceled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic