Abstract

CUNHA, Alice Paula da; FERREIRA, João J. M.  and  RODRIGUES, Manuel Alves. Nurses’ Atittudes towards Information Systems in Nursing. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2010, vol.serIII, n.1, pp.7-16. ISSN 0874-0283.

Context: Implementation of Computerised Nursing Information Systems (SIE) has generated the need for nurses to develop new skills in providing care, in order to know how to use a new computer application and accept the use of a common language among peers to describe their practices. Objectives: This purpose of this research was to identify nurses’ attitudes towards the Nursing Information Systems (SIE) based on International Classification for Nursing Practice (CIPE) and to identify their determinants. Method: Cross-sectional and correlational study, with a sample of 164 nurses from five hospitals in the country. To evaluate the nurses’ attitude’, a scale was constructed that revealed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha 0.964) with five factors: SIE impact on work processes; SIE impact on effectiveness, efficiency and funding of nursing care; commitment to the new SIE; difficulties and expectations provided by SIE; appropriateness of software and service user support. Results: The results highlight favourable nursing attitudes toward SIEs based on CIPE, influenced by: perceptions of organisational change process, SIE experience, nursing educational level, training in CIPE language, professional category and workplace of the respondents. Conclusion: Planning of the implementation of computerized SIE in health organizations, must be done in order to make the change process clearer to users, through continuous training, achieving greater involvement of nursing professionals in this change process.

Keywords : nursing; information systems; international classification for nursing practice; organizational change.

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