Attitude of staff nurses towardds computer application in nursing

1. Mrs. P. Vadivukkarasi Ramanadin,
Lecturer,
Dept. of OBG,
VMCON, Pudhucherry

2. A descriptive study to
assess an attitude
towards
Computer application
in
Nursing practice
among the Staff Nurses
working in
Selected
Private
Hospitals, Puducherry.

3. INTRODUCTION
Nursing is the noblest profession. Nurses should
be efficient in providing health care which
requires skill in all aspects including computer
application in nursing practice. As we are in the
computer era, many of us still depend on manual
work. It is very essential to make use of
application of computers in practice to reduce
much of our work and enhance our
knowledge, attitude and skill. This is a high time
for us to use computer application to provide
high Quality care as well as compete with other
profession.

4. OBJECTIVES
• To assess an attitude towards computer
application in nursing practice among the Staff
Nurses working in Private Hospitals.
• To find out the association between an attitude
of Staff Nurses towards computer application in
nursing practice and selected demographic
variables such as age, sex, education, year of
experience, income, type of
family, Religion, marital status, place of residence
and source of information.

5. HYPOTHESES
H0 There will not be any positive attitude towards
computer application in nursing practice among
the Staff Nurses working in Private Hospital at 0.05
level of significance
H0 There will not be any significant association
between an attitude of Staff Nurses towards computer
application in nursing practice and selected
demographic variables such as age, sex, education,
year of experience, income, type of family,
Religion, marital status, place of residence and
source of information at 0.05 level of significance.

6. METHODOLOGY
• Research Design
Descriptive research design.
• Research approach
Quantitative research approach
• Setting
New medical centre, Puducherry.
• Population
Staff Nurses working at New medical
Centre, Puducherry

7. Cont . .
• Sample
Staff nurses who are available and interested
to participate in the project during the data
collection period.
• Sampling Technique & Sample Size
Convenient sampling technique was used to
select thirty Staff nurses.
• Tool
P.A.T.C.H (Pretest for Attitudes Towards
Computers in Healthcare) standardized scale
was used as a tool.

8. FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF NURSES ACCORDING TO P.A.T.C.H.
Has a Enthusiasti Idealistic,
Limited
realistic c view positive
awareness of
view of the view
applications
Sl.N of current potential related to
Variables of computer
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technology
capabilitie computer application
in
s in use in s in
healthcare
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Private
1 5% 40% 55% 5%
Staff
Nurses

9. ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF NURSES ACCORDING TO P.A.T.C.H.

10. ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF NURSES
Sl.No Variables Mean Percentage
Positive Negative No
attitude Attitude opinion
1 Private Staff 59% 20% 21%
Nurses

11. ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF NURSES

12. Association between selected demographic variable and Attitude
S.No Variable 2 Table Level of
Value value at significant
0.05 level
1 Age 1.29
2 Sex 2.4
3 Education 2.3
4 Year of Experience 2.4
5 Income 1.41
Not
6 Type of family 2.1 3.89
Significant
7 Religion 1.43
8 Marital status 1.78
9 Place of residence 1.92
10 Source of 3.04
information

13. CONCLUSION
This study shows that though we are in
technology world many of the staff nurses have
less awareness towards computer application in
nursing practice and stick on to the olden trend.
This scenario can be changed by conducting
in-service education on trends and innovation in
nursing profession.

14. REFERNECES
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• Patricia A. Potter and Anne Griffin Perr. (2005). Fundamentals of
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• www.///html.patchscale.com
• www.computerapplicationinnursingpractice
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