Promoting Critical Care Nurses’ Information Literacy Through an Evidence-Based Practice Workshop: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Esfandani, Kobra; Aliyari, Shahla; Pishgooei, Amir Hossein; Ebadi, Abbas

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“…were better prepared and con dent to use the electronic health record (EHR), make better clinical decisions and provide better patient care. The nurse educators also better mastered EBP and used nursing process models in their work [28] Iranian studies also reported a signi cant increase in NI competency of the faculty members [44] and nurses in ICUs after attending the educational program compared with the control group [17]. Similar results may be due to application of a similar training program and advancement of HIT in clinical setting and everyday life, which has prompted individuals and nurses to acquire and enhance their NI competency.…”

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“…Haseli [44] showed that the scores of NI competency in the control group did not have a signi cant difference before and after the educational course. Esfandani et al investigated critical care nurses and reported that the scores of information seeking skills were low in the control group with no signi cant difference in their scores before and after the intervention [17]. Conversely, a study also reported that the posttest score of information skills increased in the control group [45].…”

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“…Patients in critical settings need sophisticated hightech equipment, and specialized clinicians continuously monitor them. The patient safety and patient outcomes are more vital in such settings than in other units [13,[17][18][19]. The literature review has recognized the gap in NI competency required for nurses in different work environments and critical care settings.…”

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Improving the informatics competency of critical care nurses: results of an interventional study in the southeast of Iran

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Foroughameri

Khajouei

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BackgroundNursing informatics (NI) along with growth and development of health information technology (HIT) is becoming a fundamental part of all domains of nursing practice especially in critical care settings. Nurses are expected to equip with NI competency for providing patient-centered evidence-based care. Therefore, it is important and necessary to improve nurses’ NI competency through educational programs for effective using of HIT. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a training program on NI competency of critical care nurses.MethodsThis interventional study was conducted in 2019. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 60 nurses working in critical care units of three hospitals affiliated with a large University of Medical Sciences in the southeast of Iran. These nurses were assigned randomly and equally to the control and intervention groups. NI competency was trained to the intervention group in a three-day workshop. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire and the adapted Nursing Informatics Competency Assessment Tool (NICAT) before and one month after the intervention. Rahman in the US (2015) developed and validated the original NICAT to assess self-reported NI competency of nurses with 30 items and three dimensions (Computer literacy, Informatics literacy Information management skills). The NICAT is scored on a five-point Likert scale and the overall score ranges from 30 to150. Two medical informatics specialists and eight nursing faculty members approved the validity of the adapted version of NICAT and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha (95%). Results: All 60 participants completed the educational program and returned the completed questionnaire. Majority of participants in the intervention and control groups were female (83.30%), married nurses (70.90%, 73.30%) aged 30-40 years (51.6%, 35.5%). In the pretest stage, both intervention and control groups were competent in terms of the NI competency and its dimensions, and no significant difference was observed between them (p=0.65). However, in the posttest, the NI competency and its dimensions in the intervention group significantly increased with a large effect size compared with the control group (p = 0.001). This difference showed that the intervention group was proficient in the posttest stage. The highest mean difference in the intervention group was associated with the informatics literacy dimension and the lowest mean difference was associated with the informatics management skills dimension.Conclusions: The improved scores of NI competency and its dimensions after using the training program implied the effectiveness of this method in enhancing the NI competency of nurses working in the critical care units. The application of the training program in diverse domains of nursing practice shows its high efficiency. The project is fundamental for improving nurses’ NI competency through continuous educational programs in Iran, other cultures and contexts.

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“…In line with these developments, nurses must embrace innovation and use their abilities and knowledge to change and develop their old ways of thinking [10]. They are also required to actively participate in designing and deploying IT in health care [9,11,12].…”

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“…So, the need for IT-qualified nurses is felt at a high level more than ever [14]. Critical care nurses' need for IT competency is much higher than those of other nursing groups due to the increased sensitivity of working in critical care units, critical and high-risk situations of patients, and application of sophisticated high-tech equipment [12].…”

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Improving the information technology competency of nurses in critical care units: an interventional study

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Foroughameri²,

Khajouei³

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Introduction To convert nurses of the critical care units into active users of evidence-based practices, their IT competency should be improved by appropriate planning. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a training program on nurses' IT competency in critical care units.Methods In this interventional study, 60 nurses working in critical care units of hospitals were randomly assigned into the control and intervention groups. The three-day workshop on IT skills training was conducted for the intervention group. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire and Nursing Informatics Competency Assessment Tool (NICAT) before and one month after the intervention.Results In the pretest stage, both groups were at the competent level with regard to the competency level and no significant difference was observed between them in the pretest. However, in the posttest, the IT competency of the intervention group significantly increased compared to the control group. This showed that the intervention group was at the proficient level.Conclusions Education enhanced the nurses' IT competency in critical care units. So, in order to provide nurses with the latest scientific information and to promote high quality evidence-based practices, related educational programs should be added to continuous educational programs for all clinical nurses.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Liyew

Tilahun

Kassew

2020

Critical Care Research and Practice

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Introduction. Nurses working in the intensive care unit play an essential role in detecting patients at risk of deterioration through ongoing assessment and action in response to changing health status. Objectives. To assess knowledge, attitude, and associated factors towards physical assessment on critically ill patients among nurses working in the intensive care unit at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. The research hypothesis: there is poor physical assessment knowledge, poor physical assessment attitude, and there are factors that are likely to affect nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards physical assessment providing this care to critically ill patients at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 299 nurses from March to September 2019. A convenience sampling method was used. Data were entered by using Epi Info 7.2.2 and analyzed by using STATA 14. The result was computed by descriptive statistics and to explore predictors of knowledge, and attitude linear regression analysis models were fitted, and the adjusted unstandardized beta (β) coefficient at 95% CI was used. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Result and conclusion: the knowledge mean scores were 9.93 ± 2.99 [95% CI (9.59, 10.31)]. The proportion of nurse’s knowledge who score above the mean was 167 (55.9%) [95% CI (50.2, 61.5)] and below the mean 132 (44.1%) [95% CI (38.5, 49.8)]. Attitude means scores were 36.85 ± 6.21 [(36.16, 37.51)]. The proportions of nurse’s attitudes who score above the mean were 158 (52.8%) [95% CI (47.5, 58.5)] and below the mean 141 (47.2) [95% CI (41.5, 52.5)]. Regarding predictor variables, being male [β = 0.84, 95% CI (0.16, 1.52)] and taken training [β = 1.85, 95% CI (1.14, 2.56)] were factors positively associated with knowledge, whereas has taken training [β = 4.13, 95% CI (2.82, 5.44)], total years of experience [β = 0.59, 95% CI (0.25, 0.93)], and knowledge [β = 0.92, 95% CI (0.0.72, 1.12)] were factors positively associated with attitude towards physical assessment. Conclusion. Based on the result of this study, the knowledge and attitude towards physical assessment regarding critically ill patients among nurses working in intensive care units were good. Hence, training, educational support services, and awareness are recommended to encourage nurse’s knowledge and attitude towards physical assessment.

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Promoting Critical Care Nurses’ Information Literacy Through an Evidence-Based Practice Workshop: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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Improving the informatics competency of critical care nurses: results of an interventional study in the southeast of Iran

Improving the informatics competency of critical care nurses: results of an interventional study in the southeast of Iran

Improving the information technology competency of nurses in critical care units: an interventional study

Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

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