Community nursing needs more silver surfers: a questionnaire survey of primary care nurses' use of information technology.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In the UK the health service is investing more than ever before in information technology (IT) and primary care nurses will have to work with computers. Information about patients will be almost exclusively held in electronic patient records; and much of the information about best practice is most readily accessible via computer terminals. OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of age and nursing profession on the level of computer use. METHODS: A questionnaire was developed to examine: access, training received, confidence and use of IT. The survey was carried out in a Sussex Primary Care Trust, in the UK. RESULTS: The questionnaire was sent to 109 nurses with a 64% response rate. Most primary care nurses (89%) use their computer regularly at work: 100% of practice nurses daily,

SUBMITTER: Chan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC526210 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature