How nurses behave online

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2007

Title. Nurses and Internet health information: a questionnaire survey Aim. This paper is a report of a study to identify the extent of postgraduate nursing students' information literacy skills in relation to electronic media and health information and barriers to accessing this information. Background. The Internet is a key source of information for a significant group of patients. However, there is evidence of quality issues with some Internet health information sites. Nurses need to be aware of the range and quality of online health information so as to assist patients and families to locate and evaluate relevant and current information. Method. A questionnaire designed to collect quantitative and qualitative data was posted to a convenience sample of all students enrolled in a postgraduate nursing programme in December 2005. The response rate was 55AE1% or 123 responses. Results. Most respondents had Internet access at home and work and believed that access to online health information resources had improved their practice. However, some had difficulties in accessing computers at work and insufficient time to search for online health information. Concern was expressed about the quality of online information, but the majority of respondents did not assess patient use. Frequent users of online resources were more likely to assess patient use. Conclusion. The development of nursing competencies in accessing and using online resources is a key precursor to supporting patients and families' use of the medium. Access to Internet resources at work, along with training and time for searching, is necessary for the development of skills enabling effective use of information technology.

2018

There is a lack of a nursing perspective on the evolving internet environment .The purpose of this study is to knowledge and correlate extent to which the internet is used among healthcare professionals and to study its effect on clinical practice .A randomized scan of the syllabus at Basra Governorate hospitals using randomly distributed questionnaires on health care professionals attending CME programs between 2017 and 2018 . Multiple choice and yes/no questionsregarding trends in internet use and its implications for clinical practice and response analysis were selected .The main outcome measures are self-reporting rates for internet use, perceived effects , and the role of medical web sites in clinical practice.The visit of three hospitals in the city of Basra, previously the General Hospital of Basra, Al Mawani Hospital and Al Fayhaa Hospital to take a questionnaire from nurses inside the hospital and to know how nurses use the Internet and how to benefit the nurse from the I...

Nurse Education Today, 2008

This study investigates use of the internet by nursing students to access health information and their evaluation practices in relation to this information. The research method was a retrospective descriptive postal survey. A questionnaire was sent to all undergraduate students enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing programme at a New Zealand university in 2005. The response rate was 50% or 174 responses. Findings from the study included marked variations in respondents ability to successfully search for and evaluate relevant internet health and nursing information. Few respondents assessed patients use of the internet to gather health information or assisted patients with evaluation. As searching, evaluating and sharing online information is a core element of nursing practice, formal education to develop competency in the ability of all nursing students to retrieve and assess internet health information is essential. The integration of these skills into nursing practice is a vital step in developing new approaches to working with knowledgeable consumers of internet health information.

Studies in health technology and informatics, 2014

The paper deals with the investigation of the information seeking behavior of nursing staff of a private hospital in Greece. It is assumed that the information seeking behaviour has an effect on the nursing care and practices. A survey was conducted through a specially designed questionnaire distributed within 2013 to registered nurses of a major private Hospital in Athens. Nonparametric descriptive statistics have been carried out through SPSS version 20. The information needs of nurses are related to their work role and include information for nursing interventions and hospital infections control. The online scientific content is considered as the main source of information, while lack of time is considered as the main obstacle when seeking information. Regarding the effects of information, nurses believe that information quality and availability influences nursing care as well as nursing practices. Development of appropriate information services and information literacy skills fo...

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2004

made about what and how training may be useful in promoting nurses' use of Internet technology in clinical settings.

Tıp fakültesi klinikleri dergisi, 2018

Objective: Problem solving skills, the integration model is increasingly given importance in increase deliberate information-seeking behaviors and usage of computers and the internet by nursing students is necessary for their occupation. : "Multiple Sources as Accuracy" and "Technical Issues as Usefulness" factors average score of the students studying with the integrated education model was found to be higher than the students who were studying in classical education (p <.05, p <.001). Differences were found in sub-factors according to gender, class level, frequency of daily internet usage and computer usage level (p<.05, p<.01). The students who are educated with integrated education model have higher scores in "Multiple Sources as Accuracy" and "Technical Issues as Usefulness" factors.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2010

verhoeven f., steehouder m.f., Hendrix r.m.g. & van gemert-pijnen j.e.w.c. (2010) How nurses seek and evaluate clinical guidelines on the Internet. Journal of Advanced Nursing66(1), 114–127.verhoeven f., steehouder m.f., Hendrix r.m.g. & van gemert-pijnen j.e.w.c. (2010) How nurses seek and evaluate clinical guidelines on the Internet. Journal of Advanced Nursing66(1), 114–127.AbstractTitle. How nurses seek and evaluate clinical guidelines on the Internet.Aim. This paper is a report of a study conducted to assess nurses’ information-seeking strategies and problems encountered when seeking clinical guidelines on the Internet, and to investigate the criteria they apply when evaluating the guidelines and the websites communicating the guidelines.Background. As nurses are increasingly taking on clinical responsibilities, they should be able to use the Internet to access up-to-date clinical guidelines. Currently, nurses’ information-seeking skills remain rather limited.Method. In 2008, a convenience sample of 20 nurses solved scenario-based tasks using the Internet to seek clinical guidelines regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus while thinking aloud.Results. General background information and universal precautions were successfully identified by participants, in contrast to more specific precautions. Nurses’ information-seeking skills appeared rather basic, as they employed a limited number of search terms and consulted a limited number of websites. Ineffective searches were mainly caused by a mismatch between the guidelines and nurses’ tacit knowledge. Perceived practical relevance and information completeness were the most frequently applied quality criteria. Accuracy and disclosures, which are emphasized in existing e-health literature, were considered less important. As long as information matched nurses’ practical and experiential wisdom, they were satisfied.Conclusion. Nurses appeared to rely predominantly on tacit knowledge during the search process and while evaluating the retrieved guidelines. This is dangerous because nurses’ reliance on inaccurate information might result in inadequate behaviour. It is therefore essential to expand nurses’ current information base by tailoring both navigation structure and the guideline communication to dovetail with nurses’ tacit knowledge.Title. How nurses seek and evaluate clinical guidelines on the Internet.Aim. This paper is a report of a study conducted to assess nurses’ information-seeking strategies and problems encountered when seeking clinical guidelines on the Internet, and to investigate the criteria they apply when evaluating the guidelines and the websites communicating the guidelines.Background. As nurses are increasingly taking on clinical responsibilities, they should be able to use the Internet to access up-to-date clinical guidelines. Currently, nurses’ information-seeking skills remain rather limited.Method. In 2008, a convenience sample of 20 nurses solved scenario-based tasks using the Internet to seek clinical guidelines regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus while thinking aloud.Results. General background information and universal precautions were successfully identified by participants, in contrast to more specific precautions. Nurses’ information-seeking skills appeared rather basic, as they employed a limited number of search terms and consulted a limited number of websites. Ineffective searches were mainly caused by a mismatch between the guidelines and nurses’ tacit knowledge. Perceived practical relevance and information completeness were the most frequently applied quality criteria. Accuracy and disclosures, which are emphasized in existing e-health literature, were considered less important. As long as information matched nurses’ practical and experiential wisdom, they were satisfied.Conclusion. Nurses appeared to rely predominantly on tacit knowledge during the search process and while evaluating the retrieved guidelines. This is dangerous because nurses’ reliance on inaccurate information might result in inadequate behaviour. It is therefore essential to expand nurses’ current information base by tailoring both navigation structure and the guideline communication to dovetail with nurses’ tacit knowledge.

Program: electronic library and information systems, 2013

Purpose -Health departments of Iran have attempted to encourage nursing staff to incorporate research findings into practice since 2005. Consequently, significant changes have occurred in nursing area including holding computer skills courses, digital library workshops, establishing web sites in hospitals, and developing information technology (IT) training in nursing students' curriculum to increase accessibility to best practice information and opportunity for nurses and students to use research-based information in their clinical decision. So a question has raised, what information resources are used by nursing staff and students in hospitals? The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach -A total of 412 nurses and students working in hospitals connected to web and digital libraries participated. They are evaluated with a questionnaire. Findings -The results indicated that the students and the nurses preferred experiential knowledge to research-based information in their clinical decisions and they had little tendency to high-level evidence. Results showed that lack of skill in using library was the most important deterrent in using research-based information. Originality/value -It could be concluded that provision of the infrastructures for using research-based information in clinical decisions was not sufficient. In addition to infrastructures, the paper must invest on organizational, system-wide approaches such as organizational culture, information literacy culture, acceptance of innovation, role of clinical librarians and advanced nursing informatics, and social marketing in evidence-based practice to facilitate the use of higher-level evidence in practice.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2003

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The open nursing journal, 2011

The purpose of this study was to answer the following two questions: What are clinical nurses&#39; rationales for their approaches to finding patient educational materials on the web? What are perceived barriers and benefits associated with the use of web-based information resources for patient education in the context of nursing clinical practice?Over 179 individual data units were analyzed to understand clinical nurses&#39; rationales for their approaches to find patient educational materials on the web. Rationales were defined as those underlying catalysts or activators leading to an information need. Analyses found that the primary reasons why clinical nurses conducted web-based information searches included direct patient requests ( 9 requests), colleague requests (6 requests), building patient materials collections (4), patients&#39; family requests (3), routine teaching (1), personal development (1), or staff development (1). From these data, four broad themes emerged: profes...