Investigation and analysis of the current situation of hospital nursing information system from the perspective of nurses

Abstract

Objective To investigate the current development of hospital nursing information systems from the perspective of nurses. Methods According to the characteristics of nursing information system, self-made questionnaires were published online from 3rd to 10th May, 2018 in Weixin Subscription Number of Zhejiang Zhongwei Nursing Information Management Research Institute and all kinds of Weixin groups related to nursing management/information. A total of 1 966 nurses volunteered to participate in the survey and 1 364 valid questionnaires were collected. Results A total of 417 hospitals were covered in the survey, including 281 tertiary hospitals and 130 secondary hospitals. 82.75% of the tertiary hospitals and 65.65% of the secondary hospitals had nursing information system. The nursing information systems were mainly based on the clinical nursing information system and the nursing management information system. The proportion of clinical nursing information system meeting clinical nursing needs very well was 5.21%. The proportion of satisfying nursing management needs very well in nursing management information system was 1.96%. There are some problems in nursing information system, such as each subsystem can not be docked data can not be extracted, data need to be re-entered and so on. Conclusions The construction of hospital nursing information system in China is relatively backward, and nursing information system can not meet the needs of clinical and management. In order to build intelligent nursing information system, it is urgent to carry out research on nursing standard terminology. Key words: Nursing management research; Nursing information system; Current situation; Investigation