Using Electronic Software for Nursing Documentation in Nursing Students.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Traditional nursing documentation methods can be time-consuming and may lack standardization.
• Integrating technology in nursing education is crucial for preparing students for modern healthcare environments.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the impact of electronic nursing documentation software on nursing students' satisfaction and documentation quality.
• To compare the effectiveness of electronic documentation training versus traditional methods.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental design involving 80 nursing students divided into experimental and control groups.
• The experimental group received training on electronic nursing documentation software based on the nursing process model.
• Student satisfaction was measured via questionnaire, and documentation quality (standard, comprehensiveness) was assessed using summative content analysis.

Main Results:

• Both groups showed significant increases in satisfaction scores (p < .05).
• The experimental group demonstrated significant improvements in the standard and comprehensiveness of nursing documentation (p < .05).

Conclusions:

• Electronic nursing documentation software is effective in enhancing the standard and comprehensiveness of student documentation.
• The use of such software positively impacts nursing students' satisfaction with documentation practices.