Assessment of Perceptions and Barriers of Nurses in Using Electronic Handover Information System

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Electronic Shift Handover; Nurses perception; Information System; Nurses Barriers; Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Introduction: The handover process between the healthcare providers is one of the essential parts of the healthcare system as it will focus on exchanging information pertaining to patient conditions and treatment plans, furthermore, the handover process among nurses needs to be at a higher level of quality and accuracy.

Objectives: To assess the perception and barriers of the nursing staff in Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City (SBAHC) to the implementation of a new electronic handover information system.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional web-based survey with a series of closed-ended questions utilizing a three-section questionnaire that was developed by the study team. The study was conducted during a period from February to March 2022 including all the staff nurses working in SBAHC, full or part-time, and spending at least 50% of their time in direct patient care.

Results: The developed scale was valid and reliable, where Cronbach's alpha for the perception was 0.93 and 0.74 for the barriers. The mean age of the studied sample was 34.81 ± 6.44 years with more than 65% being females. A total of 128 (64%) had a positive perception of the electronic hand-over with the rate being higher among females, and those with work experience of fewer than 10 years. On the other hand, a total of 85.5% were having negative scores for the barrier, which was also associated with female gender and experience of fewer than 10 years.

Conclusions: The result showed that the assessment of the implementation of the electronic handover information system had more positive perceptions among nurses. Socio-demographic characteristics, such as good computer skills, were significantly associated with a positive perception.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fatimah Ibrahim
AU  - Ahmad Sshada Baker
AU  - Lina M. Obaid
AU  - Febee Rose Obdamen
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/03
TI  - Assessment of Perceptions and Barriers of Nurses in Using Electronic Handover Information System
BT  - Proceedings of the Second International Nursing Conference "Nursing Profession in the Current Era" (INC 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 81
EP  - 94
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-248-4_8
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-248-4_8
ID  - Ibrahim2023
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