title: Problems Faced by Nurses in Use of Electronic Health Records During Clinical Practice.
abstract: The use of Electronic Health Record system still remains new to Indian health care settings.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess use of computer system by the nurses, to identify their problems and perception about EHR system.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted among 33 nurses working in a tertiary care hospital. A questionnaire was used to gather the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most nurses were using computer systems but were not sure that EHR helped in efficient patient care. All nurses were in consensus that EHR system is a good method to improve documentation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses under study were not so comfortable using EHR system but suggested the need of training in EHR system. The study has implications for health administrators to ensure rigorous training on EHR system for nurses.
authors.affiliation: Bodhi Health Education Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Medha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, AIIMS, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003197:Computer Literacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007194:India; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D014584:User-Computer Interface