Study Of Nurses\' Views About The Impact Of Hospital Information System On Nursing Processes In Farabi Hospital In Tehran

• Main Authors: Mina Azizzadeh, Shahram Tofighi, Ahmad Fayaz Bakhsh
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-09-01
• Series: پیاورد سلامت
• Subjects: hospital information system; the nursing process
• Online Access: http://payavard.tums.ac.ir/article-1-5480-en.html

Background and Aim: Nurses are major end-users of hospital information systems (HIS). Therefore their views about strengths and weaknesses of the system are important, and, if addressed, could improve the software system and, in turn, the hospital performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the nurses' perspective about the impact of HIS in Farabi Hospital on nursing process in terms of precision, accuracy and speed .  Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study . Validity of the adopted questionnaire was approved by a panel of experts in the field. Its reliability was confirmed by Cronbakh-α coefficient test.  Results: Sixty one percent of responding nurses were somehow satisfied with the implemented HIS, while a remaining 30.5 percent had a complete satisfaction. Also, nurses comments on HIS showed, in general, it enhanced the effectiveness of their related processes.  Conclusion : According to the nurses, HIS has improved the speed, precision and accuracy of the processes. However, at the same time references was made to some shortcomings in the system, such as low-speed and lack of envision for some important processes, such as appropriate forms for documentation.