The Perspective of Nurses on Nursing Information System: A Case Study in a Developing Country

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Nursing Informatics
• Clinical Information Systems

Background:

• Nursing information systems (NIS) are integral to modern healthcare delivery.
• Evaluating the impact of NIS on clinical performance is crucial for optimizing healthcare processes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the effect of nursing information systems (NIS) on clinical performance.
• To gather nurses' perspectives on NIS usability and impact in an academic hospital setting.

Main Methods:

• A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016.
• Data were collected from 120 nurses with over three years of NIS experience.
• A 5-point Likert scale was used to assess various aspects of NIS impact.

Main Results:

• NIS significantly improved accuracy in drug, lab, and radiology requests (Mean=4.89).
• NIS enhanced the speed of automated data extraction for decision-making (Mean=4.27).
• Nurses reported high means for workload (Mean=4.05) and information duplication (Mean=3.99).

Conclusions:

• NIS positively impacts key areas of clinical performance, including accuracy and data retrieval.
• Areas such as workload management and reducing data duplication require attention for improved NIS implementation.
• Further research should focus on enhancing NIS adaptability to evolving nursing responsibilities.