1. The Role of Nurse Managers in the Adoption of Health Information Technology: Findings From a Qualitative Study.
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Strudwick G, Booth RG, Bjarnadottir RI, Rossetti SC, Friesen M, Sequeira L, Munnery M, and Srivastava R
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- Female, Humans, Ontario, Qualitative Research, Attitude of Health Personnel, Leadership, Medical Informatics organization & administration, Nurse Administrators psychology, Nurse's Role psychology, Nursing Staff, Hospital psychology, Professional Role
- Abstract
Objective: This study aims to investigate the role of nurse managers in supporting point-of-care nurses' health information technology (IT) use and identify strategies employed by nurse managers to improve adoption, while also gathering point-of-care nurses' perceptions of these strategies., Background: Nurse managers are essential in facilitating point-of-care nurses' use of health IT; however, the underlying phenomenon for this facilitation remains unreported., Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 10 nurse managers and 14 point-of-care nurses recruited from a mental health hospital environment in Ontario, Canada. Inductive and deductive content analyses were used to analyze the semistructured interviews., Results: Nurse managers adopt the role of advocate, educator, and connector, using the following strategies: communicating system updates, demonstrating use of health IT, linking staff to resources, facilitating education, and providing IT oversight., Conclusions: Nurse managers use a variety of strategies to support nurses' use of health IT. Future research should focus on the effectiveness of these strategies.
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- 2019
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