Hwang Jee-In, Park Hyeoun-Ae
College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Comput Inform Nurs. 2011 Apr;29(4):256-62. doi: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181fc3d24.
Informatics competency has become an essential requirement for nurses to fulfill their professional roles. This study examined the factors affecting informatics competency to help develop strategies to improve nurses' informatics practice. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two tertiary teaching hospitals in Seoul, Korea. A questionnaire was designed to collect data on nurses' informatics competency, basic computer skills, attitudes toward computerization, and general characteristics. The response rate was 96.4% (350/363). Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the characteristics affecting informatics competency. More than two-thirds of the nurses (69.2%) considered their overall informatics competency to be below average. They scored the highest on the informatics topics of security and confidentiality, and the lowest on telehealth. More than half (58.9%) rated their computer skills to be below average. Nurses had favorable attitudes toward computerization. Significant factors associated with informatics competency were basic computer skills and formal informatics education. The study findings suggest that the enhancement of basic computer skills and incorporation of informatics into formal nursing curricula are needed to improve the nurses' competency in managing and using healthcare information.
信息学能力已成为护士履行其专业职责的一项基本要求。本研究调查了影响信息学能力的因素，以帮助制定提高护士信息学实践能力的策略。在韩国首尔的两家三级教学医院进行了一项横断面调查。设计了一份问卷，以收集有关护士信息学能力、基本计算机技能、对计算机化的态度以及一般特征的数据。回复率为96.4%（350/363）。进行了多元回归分析，以确定影响信息学能力的特征。超过三分之二的护士（69.2%）认为他们的整体信息学能力低于平均水平。他们在安全和保密的信息学主题上得分最高，而在远程医疗方面得分最低。超过一半（58.9%）的人认为他们的计算机技能低于平均水平。护士们对计算机化持积极态度。与信息学能力相关的重要因素是基本计算机技能和正规的信息学教育。研究结果表明，需要提高基本计算机技能并将信息学纳入正规护理课程，以提高护士管理和使用医疗保健信息的能力。
