title: Nursing self-efficacy of an integrated clinical and administrative information system.
abstract: Self-efficacy is a user's confidence that he or she has the ability to use an information system. A survey gathered demographics, self-assessed computer skills, attitude and self-efficacy before installation of an integrated clinical and administrative information system. Results showed that higher levels of nursing education, home computer use, and average levels of self-assessed e-mail, Internet search, word processing, and general computer expertise predicted self-efficacy of the system. In addition, previous use of home and office electronics equipment, such as an answering machine, predicted self-efficacy. Implications for training and future adoption of clinical information systems are presented.
authors.affiliation: Computer Information Systems, College of Business, James Madison University, MSC 0203, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA. dillontw@jmu.edu
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lending
authors.forename: Thaddeus R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Crews
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blankenship
mesh_terms: D003197:Computer Literacy; D003625:Data Collection; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D009862:Online Systems; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012647:Self-Assessment