Development and Evaluation of a Web-Based Application for Trauma Nursing Documentation in Thailand: A Feasibility...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Informatics
• Trauma Care Technology
• Health Information Systems

Background:

• Electronic nursing documentation offers benefits for monitoring and enhancing trauma care quality.
• Implementation of electronic nursing documentation remains limited in Thailand.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the feasibility and nursing satisfaction with a novel web-based trauma nursing documentation application.
• To explore the potential of digital tools in improving trauma nursing documentation practices.

Main Methods:

• A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed.
• The study involved registered nurses in trauma and emergency departments at a Thai hospital.
• Data collection utilized surveys and patient data extraction from the web application.

Main Results:

• 59 nurses piloted the application with 79 trauma patients.
• Nurses reported satisfaction with the application (Mean=3.51, SD=0.62).
• The application was deemed feasible for practical implementation (Mean=3.46, SD=0.79).

Conclusions:

• Preliminary findings indicate that the web-based application is feasible and satisfactory for nurses.
• The study supports the potential of this technology for trauma nursing documentation in emergency departments.