NURSES’ EXPERIENCES WITH THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH

Authors

  • Luciana Schleder Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Soraya de Andrade Fialek Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Talita Candida Castro Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Lillian Daisy Gonçalves Wolff

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.43243

Keywords:

Information Technology in Nursing, Knowledge of Information Technology, Attitude towards Computers.

Abstract

An exploratory research (survey) using a quantitative method was conducted to identify the experiences of nurses with the use of information technology in primary health care. The research involved 152 nurses of the Health Department of a city in Southern Brazil. The respondents completed the questionnaire Staggers on Nursing Computing Experience between September 2014 and January 2015. In the sample, female professionals n=146 (96.05%), assistant nurses n=67 (44.08%) and specialists n=59 (38.82%), aged 31-40 years n=70 (46.05%), with up to 10 years of experience n=68 (44.74%), reported frequent use of computers n=122 (80%), in care and administrative activities. It is concluded that computers are part of the nursing activities. However, permanent educational actions are needed to improve the incorporation and effective use of information technology skills in health care services and nursing in primary health care.

Author Biographies

Luciana Schleder Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Soraya de Andrade Fialek, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Acadêmica do 10º Período do curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná, bolsista Iniciação Científica - CNPq

Talita Candida Castro, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Mestranda do Programa de pós-graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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Published

2016-03-28

How to Cite

Gonçalves, L. S., Fialek, S. de A., Castro, T. C., & Wolff, L. D. G. (2016). NURSES’ EXPERIENCES WITH THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.43243

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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