Development and implementation of an educational support process for electronic nursing admission assessment...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Informatics
• Health Professions Education

Background:

• Electronic health records (EHR) are integral to modern nursing practice.
• Effective nursing documentation during admission assessments is critical for patient care continuity.
• E-learning effectiveness for complex skill acquisition in nursing requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the efficacy of different instructional methods for EHR nursing admission assessment training.
• To compare e-learning alone versus a hybrid approach incorporating face-to-face instruction.

Main Methods:

• Nurses were educated using either e-learning solely or a hybrid model.
• The hybrid model included e-learning followed by a 20-minute in-person slide presentation.
• Nursing documentation quality in the EHR was assessed post-intervention.

Main Results:

• The hybrid instructional method significantly enhanced the quality of nursing documentation.
• E-learning alone did not yield comparable improvements in documentation accuracy or completeness.
• A brief face-to-face component markedly boosted the effectiveness of EHR training.

Conclusions:

• Hybrid learning models are superior to e-learning alone for teaching EHR nursing admission assessments.
• Integrating brief, targeted in-person sessions can optimize nurse training for digital health tools.
• Optimized training strategies are essential for improving nursing documentation within EHR systems.