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Experience of using a personal digital assistant in nursing practice - a single case study.
Pauline Johansson1, Göran Petersson, Gunilla Nilsson
1eHealth Institute, School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden. pauline.johansson@lnu.se
Journal of Nursing Management
|October 13, 2011
Summary
A personal digital assistant (PDA) enhances nursing practice by providing immediate access to information, improving efficiency, patient safety, and outcomes. Further development is recommended for optimal integration.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Technology Assessment
Background:
- Nurses manage extensive data, necessitating efficient information access.
- Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) offer a potential solution for information retrieval in daily nursing work.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore a registered nurse's experience using a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) in clinical practice.
- To identify the perceived benefits and challenges of PDA integration in nursing.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative single case study design.
- Data collection via open-ended interview with one registered nurse.
- Content analysis of interview data.
Main Results:
- The PDA facilitated immediate, ubiquitous access to crucial information, benefiting both the nurse and patients.
- Increased nurse confidence, efficiency, and time for patient interaction were reported.
- Perceived improvements in patient safety and patient engagement were noted.
Conclusions:
- PDAs hold significant potential to enhance nursing practice, decision-making, and patient outcomes.
- Recommendations include improving PDA content, functionality, and ease of use.
- Further research into PDA integration in nursing is warranted.
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