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Nurses' attitudes towards computerization: a review of the literature
Author(s) -
LACEY D. G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2834.1993.tb00219.x
Subject(s) - nursing , nursing management , process (computing) , psychology , health care , nursing literature , medicine , alternative medicine , political science , computer science , pathology , law , operating system
It is evident that the increased use of computer technology in health care settings is having an impact on the nursing profession. This paper reviews the literature examining the attitudes of nurses to computerization, concluding that, although computers are being increasingly incorporated into the nurse's working environment, the literature lacks adequate research support of the attitudes held by psychiatric nurses toward computerization. A move toward computerization, as with any innovation, can be greatly facilitated if nurses respond to the change in a positive manner. Accordingly, a greater understanding of psychiatric nurses' attitudes toward computerization could be an integral part of the process of computerization within psychiatric settings.