Evaluation of an informatics educational intervention to enhance informatics competence among baccalaureate nursing students
Concerns around quality of care and patient safety have been key drivers behind the increased interest in improving informatics competencies among health care providers. The purpose of this study was to develop an informatics educational intervention for baccalaureate nursing students and compare ou...
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doaj-84b1fa49ee34434280998c6a12dd6e812020-11-24T20:57:13ZengHong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial LimitedKnowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal2073-79042073-79042015-09-0173395411Evaluation of an informatics educational intervention to enhance informatics competence among baccalaureate nursing studentsManal Kleib0Karin Olson1University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaConcerns around quality of care and patient safety have been key drivers behind the increased interest in improving informatics competencies among health care providers. The purpose of this study was to develop an informatics educational intervention for baccalaureate nursing students and compare outcomes associated with vodcasting and face-to-face methods for delivering this material. Following a pilot test, we used a three-group posttest only design to test the effect of the intervention on knowledge gain, confidence and attitude outcomes toward the electronic health record. Forty-two individuals participated in this study. Findings showed that the intervention had a large effect on knowledge gain (0.444), but no effect on confidence or attitudes, and that vodcasting was equally effective to face-to-face methods for delivering informatics content. Following refinement of the knowledge gain instrument used in this study, we urge replication of this study in other settings with a larger sample.http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/431/270 |
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Evaluation of an informatics educational intervention to enhance informatics competence among baccalaureate nursing students |
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Evaluation of an informatics educational intervention to enhance informatics competence among baccalaureate nursing students |
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Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited |
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Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal |
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Concerns around quality of care and patient safety have been key drivers behind the increased interest in improving informatics competencies among health care providers. The purpose of this study was to develop an informatics educational intervention for baccalaureate nursing students and compare outcomes associated with vodcasting and face-to-face methods for delivering this material. Following a pilot test, we used a three-group posttest only design to test the effect of the intervention on knowledge gain, confidence and attitude outcomes toward the electronic health record. Forty-two individuals participated in this study. Findings showed that the intervention had a large effect on knowledge gain (0.444), but no effect on confidence or attitudes, and that vodcasting was equally effective to face-to-face methods for delivering informatics content. Following refinement of the knowledge gain instrument used in this study, we urge replication of this study in other settings with a larger sample. |
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