title: Building nursing intellectual capital for safe use of information technology: a before-after study to test an evidence-based peer coach intervention.
abstract: Use of peer coaches may be effective in building and maintaining competencies bedside nurses need to safely use electronic health records (EHRs). A nonexperimental design with before-after measures was used to evaluate the effectiveness of peer coaches in increasing learner satisfaction and confidence in EHR use on 9 units at an academic medical center. Survey findings suggested that nurses experienced higher than expected satisfaction with training and increased self-confidence in the EHR use following program implementation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Administration, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. spoe@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Stephanie S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Poe
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pronovost
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008611:Mentors; D017145:Models, Educational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010379:Peer Group