Warshawski Sigalit, Itzhaki Michal, Barnoy Sivia
Author Affiliations: Nursing Department, School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, School of Health Professions, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Comput Inform Nurs. 2019 Jan;37(1):20-28. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000470.
Information and communication technologies have become essential and design-effective tools in the global healthcare system. Evidence suggests that information and communication technologies can promote nursing practice and patient satisfaction and quality of care. Competency with information and communication technologies is essential for both nurses and nursing students, and attitudes toward its use and perceived self-efficacy are important for implementation in the workplace. This study aimed to explore nurse and nursing student attitudes and perceived self-efficacy regarding information and communication technologies use in clinical practice and to examine professional and cultural differences between these groups in their attitudes and perceived self-efficacy in information and communication technologies use. A cross-sectional study was conducted among Israeli nursing students (n = 144) and registered nurses (n = 104). The findings revealed that respondents held overall positive attitudes toward information and communication technologies' use in clinical practice and perceived themselves as competent in this context. Significant differences were found between nurses and students in their attitudes toward information and communication technologies and information and communication technologies self-efficacy. Cultural group (Jewish/Arab) was found related to positive attitudes toward use of information and communication technologies in clinical practice. Nurse educators and managers should be aware of the potential impact of cultural and professional differences on the adoption and implementation of information and communication technologies and should institute initiatives within the organization and academia to manage cultural and professional discrepancies.
信息通信技术已成为全球医疗系统中至关重要且设计有效的工具。有证据表明，信息通信技术可促进护理实践、患者满意度及护理质量。护士和护理专业学生掌握信息通信技术能力至关重要，而对其使用的态度及感知到的自我效能感对于在工作场所的实施很重要。本研究旨在探讨护士和护理专业学生对临床实践中使用信息通信技术的态度及感知到的自我效能感，并检验这些群体在信息通信技术使用的态度和感知到的自我效能感方面的专业和文化差异。对以色列护理专业学生（n = 144）和注册护士（n = 104）进行了一项横断面研究。研究结果显示，受访者对临床实践中使用信息通信技术总体持积极态度，并认为自己在此方面有能力。护士和学生在对信息通信技术的态度以及信息通信技术自我效能感方面存在显著差异。发现文化群体（犹太/阿拉伯）与对临床实践中使用信息通信技术的积极态度有关。护士教育工作者和管理人员应意识到文化和专业差异对信息通信技术采用和实施的潜在影响，并应在组织和学术界采取举措来管理文化和专业差异。
