ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS: EVALUATION OF USABILITY BY THE NURSING TEAM

Authors

  • Janaina Verônica Lahm PUCPR
  • Deborah Ribeiro Carvalho Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.36485

Keywords:

Nursing, Computerized medical record systems, Evaluation.

Abstract

This work aimed to evaluate the usability
and the difficulties met by 99 nursing professionals using
electronic health records. It is exploratory quantitative
research, based on data collected in July – November
2013. The results show that 71% of the auxiliary nurses/
nursing technicians and 70% of the nurses had not received
specific training; 56% of the team, who stated that they
had not received training experienced difficulty in using
the system. Among the characteristics of usability of the
electronic health record evaluated, suitability to the task
stood out positively, while suitability to learning stood out
negatively. The system evaluated, therefore, in spite of the
advances arising from it, is still presented as complex to the
user who has not received training, in spite of its having a
consistent and interactive interface.

Author Biographies

Janaina Verônica Lahm, PUCPR

Enfermeira, Especialista em Cuidado do Adulto Médico Cirúrgico, Professora do Curso de Enfermagem da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Campus de Toledo, telefone (45) 8426-2014, janaina.lahm@pucpr.br

Deborah Ribeiro Carvalho, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Deborah Ribeiro Carvalho
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Tecnologia em Saude http://lattes.cnpq.br/2294403751807996
Bacharelado em Ciencia da Computacao
Engenharia da ComputacaoTecnologia em Jogos
 
enderecos eletronicos alternativos
drdrcarvalho@gmail.com
deborahcarvalho@onda.com.br

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Published

2015-03-31

How to Cite

Lahm, J. V., & Carvalho, D. R. (2015). ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS: EVALUATION OF USABILITY BY THE NURSING TEAM. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.36485

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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