Assessment of Undergraduate Nursing Students’
Attitudes and Perceptions towards the Use of
Computer Technology in Healthcare Settings

Rachel Akpom

Research Article

Assessment of Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards the Use of Computer Technology in Healthcare Settings

Antonieto Alaban¹*, Salma Almakhaytah², Lulwah Almayouf², Aishah Alduraib², Ahlam Althuyni²and Layla Bin Meshaileh²

¹1College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

²Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author

Received Date:August 03, 2020; Published Date: August 31, 2020

Abstract

The use of computer technology in nursing education and practice has grown exponentially. It has provided advanced opportunities for learning and in the practice of evidence-based nursing care. The study aimed to assess the attitudes of undergraduate nursing students at King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia towards the use of computer technology in healthcare settings. Using a non-probability sampling method, one hundred and fifty (150) nursing students of first, second and third year were selected.

The data were collected using the Pretest for Attitudes Towards Computers in Healthcare (PATCH) Assessment Scale v. 3. Significant finding demonstrated that only a small number of students (7.3%) had a very positive view of the potential use of computer technology in the healthcare. This finding indicates that undergraduate nursing students have limited computer exposure as part of the curriculum and may not be adequately prepared to work independently with the computers in the workplace once they graduate. Nursing programs should integrate specific software within BSN curriculum to help beginning nurses to work in an environment that increasingly relies on computer technology for patient safety.

Keywords: Attitudes; Computer technology; Undergraduate nursing students; Healthcare settings

Abbreviations: PATCH: Pretest for Attitudes Towards Computers in Healthcare, BSN: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Article Details

Citation

Antonieto Alaban, Salma Almakhaytah. Assessment of Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards the Use of Computer Technology in Healthcare Settings. Iris J of Nur & Car. 3(3): 2020. IJNC.MS.ID.000561.