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Exploring Factors Influencing Nursing Task Prioritization for Supportive Information System Design: Qualitative Study
Kodai Iwamoto1, Mayumi Toyama2, Goshiro Yamamoto3
1Department of Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, 81 75 366 7701.
JMIR Human Factors
|June 5, 2026
Summary
Nurses need better computational systems for prioritizing tasks. This study identified key factors for nursing task prioritization, suggesting flexible approaches like large language models for complex elements.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Clinical Decision Support Systems
- Health Information Technology
Background:
- Nurses face significant multitasking challenges, requiring continuous task prioritization.
- Novice nurses find task prioritization particularly difficult.
- Existing IT systems for nursing prioritization are underdeveloped, with limited research on necessary information structures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore information granularity and structure for computational systems supporting nursing task prioritization.
- To identify factors influencing nursing task prioritization in clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- Semistructured interviews with 10 general ward nurses.
- Thematic analysis using an inductive, semantic approach.
- Examination of factors influencing nursing task prioritization.
Main Results:
- Identified three themes: medical condition assessment, patient-related nursing care, and organizational/operational work factors.
- Medical factors are quantifiable; patient-centered and organizational factors require contextual judgment.
- Ambiguous factors necessitate flexible processing (e.g., large language models) alongside rule-based methods.
Conclusions:
- Information granularity should align with required prioritization outputs in practice.
- Flexible information-processing approaches are needed for complex, context-dependent nursing tasks.
- Further development of supportive IT systems for nursing task prioritization is crucial.
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