Creating digitally ready nurses in general practice

Beaney, Paul; Hatfield, Rachel; Hughes, Ann; Schmid, Marc; Chambers, Ruth

doi:10.7748/nm.2019.e1840

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“…Real-time data can help understand patient use and to encourage patient codesign of digital healthcare technologies 6. Digital nurse champions can actively seek and support technology enabled care 30 31. Practice or locality-based (PCN) digital hubs could help resolve software and hardware issues 32.…”

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Readiness for five digital technologies in general practice: perceptions of staff in one part of southern England

Hammerton

Benson²,

Sibley

2022

BMJ Open Qual

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BackgroundOur aim was to understand how digital readiness within general practice varies between different technologies and to identify how demographic, workplace and external factors affect this. The technologies considered include electronic patient records, telehealth (text messaging and video consultations), patient online access, patient clinical apps and wearables, and social media.MethodA digital readiness survey tool was developed and used in one area of southern England during Spring 2020. Semistructured qualitative interviews were also carried out with some practice staff and digital technology company representatives.ResultsGPs, nurses and non-clinical staff submitted 287 responses from 27 general practices (out of 33 invited).Staff digital readiness differs significantly between technologies. The mean perceived digital competency scores on 0–100 scale (high is good) were electronic patient records (75.7), telehealth (64.2), patient online access (65.8), patient clinical apps and wearables (50.8), and social media (51.2).Younger general practice staff, those in post for 5 or less years are more digitally competent and confident than older staff. This applies to both clinical and non-clinical staff. Older patient population, rurality and smaller practice size are associated with lower digital readiness. Readiness to use digital technology may have improved since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but barriers remain in poor IT and mobile infrastructure, software usability and interoperability, and concerns about information governance.ConclusionsImproving digital readiness in general practice is complex and multifactorial. Issues may be alleviated by using dedicated digital implementation teams and closer collaboration between stakeholders (GPs and their staff, patients, funders, technology companies and government).

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Readiness for five digital technologies in general practice: perceptions of staff in one part of southern England

Hammerton

Benson²,

Sibley

2022

BMJ Open Qual

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“…Some commentators argue that given the current state of education, nursing professionals are not fit for many of the new tasks that come with digital technologies, such as handling the equipment or assisting persons in choosing the adequate technical solution (Archibald & Barnard, 2018). Therefore, the nursing curriculum needs improvement in regard to digital technology use and should focus on creating digitally ready nurses (Beany et al, 2019; Brennan & Bakken, 2015; Chambers et al, 2018). But there is a significant difference in the view of the future roles of physicians and nurses.…”

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Guardians of humanity? The challenges of nursing practice in the digital age

Rubeis

2020

Nursing Philosophy

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“…The human and organizational dimensions influence acceptance more than the technological dimensions (Handayani et al, 2018). The use of technology is beneficial when it promotes productivity and nurses' empowerment, patient safety (Beaney et al, 2019), and quality of care (Higgins et al, 2017). Also, there is a positive correlation between the perception of usefulness and ease-of-use of EMR, the scanner to record the medication administration, and the use of lifts to mobilize patients and nurses' technology acceptance (Tubaishat, 2018).…”

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Technological innovation for workload allocation in nursing care management: an integrative review

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Background: Technology reduces the nursing workload, improve the quality care processes, patient's safety, and avoid staff burnout. Innovative technologies are disrupting healthcare systems by improving the efficiency of processes and management. There is a discussion on the benefits, challenges, and barriers of these technologies and considering human factors of nursing management. Methods: To analyse the nursing workload models, the predictors of nursing burnout and outcomes, the new technologies and its acceptance for nursing care management based on the literature. An integrative literature review is performed. Scopus, Scielo, PUBMED, and CINALH databases were searched to perform an integrative review following PRISMA guidelines. Articles published from January 2016 to December 2020 were included. Quality appraisal was performed using the Crowe Critical Appraisal Tool version 1.4 (CCAT). Two reviewers independently examined the title and abstract for eligibility according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Quality appraisal was performed using the Crowe Critical Appraisal Tool version 1.4 (CCAT). Results: Initially 2,818 articles were potentially relevant. After following the PRISMA Guidelines, 35 studies were included in the review. Four themes appeared: Nursing workload models; Predictors of nursing burnout and outcomes; Information technologies and technological means for management; Technology acceptance. Conclusions: Technology has the potential to improve care management by estimating nurse workload in ICUs and non-critical units, but scientific evidence is more detailed in the former type of services. The literature provides insights about the factors that factors and the barriers that promote the technology acceptance and usability. We did not find studies comparing technologies and no scientific evidence proving improvements in care.

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Creating digitally ready nurses in general practice

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Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Readiness for five digital technologies in general practice: perceptions of staff in one part of southern England

Readiness for five digital technologies in general practice: perceptions of staff in one part of southern England

Guardians of humanity? The challenges of nursing practice in the digital age

Technological innovation for workload allocation in nursing care management: an integrative review

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