Nurses' Experiences After Implementation of an Organization-Wide Electronic Medical Record: Qualitative Descriptive Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reports on the impact of electronic medical record (EMR) systems on clinicians are mixed. Currently, nurses' experiences of adopting a large-scale, multisite EMR system have not been investigated. Nurses are the largest health care workforce; therefore, the impact of EMR implementation must be investigated and understood to ensure that patient care quality, changes to nurses' work, and nurses themselves are not negatively impacted.

Objective

This study aims to explore Australian nurses' postimplementation experiences of an organization-wide EMR system.

Methods

This qualitative descriptive study used focus group and individual interviews and an open-ended survey question to collect data between 12 and 18 months after the implementation of an EMR across 6 hos

SUBMITTER: Jedwab RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328123 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature