Abstract
Study conducted with the objective of understanding the assistant nurses' perception of a philanthropic institution about the computer use at work. The data collection happened in January 2013, through interviews with 12 nurses who answered the question: tell me about the computer use at your work. The data were treated using the content analysis technique, in which emerged the following theme categories and subthemes: Realizing positive aspects on computer use (nine subthemes); Realizing negative aspects on computer use (four subthemes); Suggesting actions to improve computer use (six subthemes); and Evaluating the computerization at work (three sub-themes). It was possible to conclude that the nurses have the perception that the computer use is related to the easily; the agility and practicality in development of professional activities; but there are technical and operational aspects that still need to be improved.
Highlights
Given its quick storage and processing of a large amount of data, the computer has been increasingly frequent and necessary in the health field
With the use of Information Technology (IT) in health care, electronic records can be structured from a basic data summary in order to create systems that are based on the best evidence and that support clinical decision, which can contribute for patients’ quality of life and safety and speed up decision-making, harmonizing actions.[4]
Nurses think that computer use is related to ease, agility and practicality in the execution of professional duties, and is limited by technical and operational aspects
Summary
Given its quick storage and processing of a large amount of data, the computer has been increasingly frequent and necessary in the health field. With the use of IT in health care, electronic records can be structured from a basic data summary in order to create systems that are based on the best evidence and that support clinical decision, which can contribute for patients’ quality of life and safety and speed up decision-making, harmonizing actions.[4]. In the field of nursing, the preliminary results of a mixed method study, conducted in a Canadian hospital, showed that the use of IT, by means of palmtops, improved quality of life at work and of care of patients, making it possible to use scientific evidence in care practice.[5] On the other hand, negative aspects of IT were reported, including lack of training, resistance from nurses and the perception that the time spent recording data does not decrease.[6]
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