| Summary: | The healthcare environment and the way healthcare is provided are changing.
Similarly, nurses' roles are changing and nurses need to be proficient in information
technology to provide safe and effective healthcare. Furthermore, graduating nurses
need to be prepared for the changing healthcare environment. This study identifies
whether the graduates from one polytechnic are prepared for the changing healthcare
environment.
Five Directors of Nursing and six graduates were interviewed using semi-structured
interviews and a focus group. The graduates completed a five-point scale rating the
learning outcomes taught in their undergraduate education for usefulness for practice.
According to interviewees, the current learning outcomes are appropriate for future
nurses. The Directors ofNursing recommended including management systems,
whereas the graduates suggested patient information systems. Other factors identified
that affected nurses using information systems were access, attitude, and transition to
practice. These were linked to patient safety and evidence-based practice. The
findings could inform curriculum development.
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