title: Exploring nurses' confirmed expectations regarding health IT: a phenomenological study.
abstract: Health information technology (IT) benefits both patients and providers with respect to health care quality and perceived usefulness. Although existing research provides a preliminary understanding of nurses' perception of health IT, perceptions do not guide actions. This phenomenological study explored nurses' perceptions regarding electronic health records and bar code medication administration four months post implementation on a medical-surgical unit in an academic medical center. Ten staff nurses (8 females and 2 males) participated. We categorized the results into five themes from personal-level to organizational-level confirmed expectations: (1) nurses' interaction with computer, (2) nursing performance regarding task accomplishment, (3) unit-specific teamwork, (4) interdisciplinary teamwork, and (5) quality of care. We discovered that effective health IT must be congruent with nursing expectations. IT professionals, nursing and organizational leaders may use findings to structure an environment supportive of effective health IT in nursing practice.
authors: College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
authors: Inga M
authors: IM
authors: Zadvinskis
authors: Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
authors: Esther
authors: E
authors: Chipps
authors: Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States. Electronic address: po-yin.yen@osumc.edu.
authors: Po-Yin
authors: PY
authors: Yen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team
keywords: Barcode medication administration system; Electronic health record; Expectation; Health IT; Phenomenology; Qualitative research; Satisfaction