Nurse Practitioner Perceptions of the Impact of Electronic Medical Records Upon Clinical Practice.
A survey was conducted in the province of British Columba, Canada with nurse practitioners (NP). This paper reports on the quantitative and qualitative findings of the survey questions specifically focused on NP perceptions of the clinical impacts associated with using electronic medical records (EMRs) in a primary care setting. Findings suggest that although NPs perceived EMRs to improve the overall quality of clinical decisions, challenges remain in terms of tailoring the design of EMRs to address NP needs.
School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Elizabeth M
EM
Borycki
School of Nursing, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Esther
E
Sangster-Gormley
School of Nursing, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Rita
R
Schreiber
School of Nursing, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
April
A
Feddema
School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Janessa
J
Griffith
School of Nursing, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Mindy
M
Swamy
D000328:Adult; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D001955:British Columbia; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014600:Utilization Review; D057188:Workflow; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data