This document summarizes a study that assessed the accessibility, attitudes, and behaviors of operating theatre nurses in Sri Lanka regarding information technology. The study aimed to understand nurses' access to and use of new technologies like hospital information systems and medical devices. It collected data on the objectives, methodology, results, discussion and conclusions of the assessment conducted at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in 2013.

1. Assessment of Access, Attitudes and
Behaviors Towards Information
Technology Among Operating Theatre
Nurses of Sri Lanka, 2013

2. To study the accessibility, attitude and the behavior of
Operating Theatre nurses with relation to new advances in
Information Technology (IT), Hospital Information System
(HIS), and IT base medical devices at the National Hospital
of Sri Lanka (NHSL).
Objectives of the study

3. Methodology

4. Results

5. Results cont.

6. Discussion

7. Conclusion

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9. Gracias

10. Contact Information
• K. M. Sriyani Padmalatha
• Tele phone – Home :-+94113046010
Mobile :-+94715382072
• Email- pkadawatha@gmail.com
• Hospital :– The National Hospital of Sri Lanka
• Address :– 252/16, Drarmadarshi Mawatha,
Ihalakaragahamuna, Kadawatha, Sri Lanka
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