Open AccessNurses' Attitudes Toward Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) System: A Feasibility Study Prior to Implementation
Author(s) -
Parastoo Amiri,
Bahlol Rahimi,
Hamid Reza Khalkhali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
taḥqīqāt-i bālīnī dar ̒ulūm-i pīrāpizishkī
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2345-3338
pISSN - 2322-1593
DOI - 10.5812/jcrps.101420
Subject(s) - nursing , computer literacy , order entry , computerized physician order entry , medicine , quality (philosophy) , diffusion of innovations , patient safety , health care , literacy , psychology , medical emergency , philosophy , social science , mathematics education , epistemology , sociology , economics , economic growth , pedagogy
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to understand the nurses' attitudes in implementation and adoption of CPOE system through Rogers’ innovation diffusion theory. Methods: This study was cross-sectional and performed in four months (from March to June, 2017). In order to understand the acceptance of the CPOE investigated level of nursing staff’s computer literacy. The major factors influencing the nursing staff’s acceptance and use of the CPOE system were examined through Rogers’ innovation diffusion theory. Data were collected using a researcher. Results: Majority of the nursing staff adopt this innovation. The level of nursing staff’s computer literacy was high (71.32%). Highly educated nursing staff were more likely to accept computer work. The acceptance or rejection of the use of a computer is related to experiencing the HIS system in nursing. Our finding showed that the received relative advantages, compatibility, the complexity of the system were 66.29%, 71.94% and 40.36% for the nursing staff. Conclusions: Majority of the nursing staff had a good degree of computer literacy. The analysis of the finding shows that CPOE systems improve the quality and safety of healthcare. CPOE increases the security and quality of health care and reduces errors.