A Study To Assess The Knowledge Regarding Application of Informatics In Community Health Nursing Among B.Sc.Nursing Students At Applied Medical Science College In Alnamas

International Journal of Nursing and Health Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJNHS Journal

Volume 5 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Dr. X.S. Blessing Nima Sajai

10.14445/24547484/IJNHS-V5I2P102

How to Cite?

Dr. X.S. Blessing Nima Sajai, "A Study To Assess The Knowledge Regarding Application of Informatics In Community Health Nursing Among B.Sc.Nursing Students At Applied Medical Science College In Alnamas," SSRG International Journal of Nursing and Health Science, vol. 5,  no. 2, pp. 6-11, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/24547484/IJNHS-V5I2P102

Abstract:

Health informatics is a new discipline that is one of the fastest-growing areas within the healthcare setting. In 2011, the Saudi ministry of health (MOH) launched the e-Health Strategy and 5 year Roadmap projects to improve the equability, standards, availability, and quality of care in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the Saudi universities were now revising nursing curriculum with nursing informatics. Nursing students should get aware about nursing informatics, and they should know about the application of informatics in community setup and thereby develop the health status of the nation through community participation. So I selected a study to assess the knowledge regarding the application of informatics in community health nursing among B.Sc. Nursing students at applied medical science college at Alnamas. With objectives to assess the knowledge regarding the application of informatics in community health nursing among B.Sc. Nursing students at applied medical science college at Alnamas and to find an association between knowledge and selected demographic variables. The descriptive research design was used for the study, 40 B.Sc. Nursing students from Applied Medical Science College For Females, Alnamas were selected by simple random sampling method. Based on the objectives of the study, a structured questionnaire was developed to assess the knowledge regarding the application of informatics in community health nursing. Before conducting the study, formal permission was obtained. The period of data collection was done for four weeks. The researcher introduced themself to each subject and explained the purpose of the study. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Chi-square was used to determine the association between demographic variables with the knowledge regarding the application of informatics in community health nursing. The study reveals that among 40 participants, 11 participants (27.5%) are having a good knowledge level, 21 participants (52.5%) are having an average knowledge level, and 08 participants (20%) are having poor knowledge level regarding the application of informatics in the community health nursing. The knowledge level with selected variables and chi-square test was computed, and findings revealed that there was a significant association between knowledge level and year of study, previous schooling, and previous knowledge on informatics in nursing. But there is no association between knowledge level and age, area of residence. Based on the study findings, the nursing institutions can repeatedly encourage idea generation in nursing informatics, and it might be applied in classroom teaching to improve the knowledge of nursing students regarding the application of informatics in the community health nursing department, which will stimulate them in active participation of health promotion and disease prevention activities of various health care delivery organizations to promote the health of the society and the nation.

Keywords:

Informatics, community, health, nursing, research

References:

[1] Alquraini, H., Alhashem, A.M., Shah, M.A. & Chowdhury, R.I., Factors influencing nurses’ attitudes towards the use of computerized health information systems in Kuwaiti hospitals, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 57(4) (2007) 375–381.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04113.x, PMid:17291201
[2] Bagozzi, R.P., The legacy of the Technology Acceptance Model and a proposal for a paradigm shift’, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 8(4) (2007) 244–254.
[3] Berg, M., Aarts, J. & van der Lei, J., ICT in health care: sociotechnical approaches’, Methods of Information in Medicine, 42(4) (2003) 297–301. PMid:14534625
[4] Callen, J., Braithwaite, J. & Westbrook, J.I., The importance of medical and nursing sub-cultures in the implementation of clinical information systems, Methods of Information in Medicine, 48(2) (2009) 196–202.PMid:19283319
[5] Cameron, D., Gerber, A., Mbatha, M., Mutyabule, J. & Swart, H., Nurse-initiation and maintenance of patients on antiretroviral therapy: Are nurses in primary care clinics initiating ART after attending NIMART training?, South African Medical Journal, 102(2) (2012) 98–100. PMid:22310442
[6] Chaudhry, B., Wang, J., Wu, S., Maglione, M., Mojica, W., Roth, E., et al., Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of medical care, Annals of Internal Medicine, 144(10) (2006) 742–752. http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-10-200605160-00125, PMid:16702590Carroll PW, et al. Public health informatics and information systems, Springer, 2002.
[7] Douglas, G.P., Gadabu, O.J., Jokes, S., Mumba, S., McKay, M.V., Ben-Smith, A., et al., Using touchscreen electronic medical record systems to support and monitor national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi, PLoS Medicine,7(8)(2010).PII:e1000319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000319, PMid:20711476, PMCid:PMC2919419
[8] Garib, A., Stoops, N., McKenzie, A., Dlamini, L., Govender, T., Rohde, D., et al., An evaluation of the District Health Information System in rural South Africa’, Sout African Medical Journal, 98(7) (2008) 549–552. PMid:18785397
[9] Lee LM, Teutsch SM, Thacker SB, St. Louis ME, Principles & Practice of Public Health Surveillance. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; (2010).
[10] The US. Congress (2009). American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
[11] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Meaningful use of resources. Available athttp://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov_meaningful_use_announcement/2996. Accessed March 20, (2012).
[12] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Program of assistance for university-based training. Accessed March 20, (2012). Available athttp://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov_university-based_training_program/1808.
[13] Howe J. Crowdsourcing: Why the power of the crowd is driving the future of business. Crown Business, (2008).
[14] Freifeld CC, Chunara R, Mekaru SR, Chan EH, Kass-Hout T, et al. Participatory epidemiology: Use of mobile phones for community-based health reporting. PLoS Med 7(12) e1000376. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000376.
[15] Pinnacle Management. How the 80/20 rule helps us be more effective. Available at http://www.pinnicle.com/Articles/Pareto_Principle/pareto_principle.html. Accessed March 20, (2012).
[16] Talwar YK, Karthikeyan S, Bindra N, Medhi B., Smartphone-A user-friendly device to deliver affordable healthcare-A practical paradigm. J Health Med Informat 7(232) (2016).
[17] Venkatesh, V., Morris, M.G., Davis, G.B. & Davis, F.D., User acceptance of information technology: toward a unified view’, MIS Quarterly, 27(3) (2003) 425–478.
[18] Ward, R., Stevens, C., Brentnall, P. &Briddon, J., The attitudes of health care staff to information technology: a comprehensive review of the research literature, Health Information and Libraries Journal, 25(2) (2008) 81–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00777.x, PMid:18494643
[19] Whittaker, L., van Zyl, J. &Soicher, A.S.,What is the point of the point-of-care? A case study of user resistance to an e-health system’, Telemedicine and e-Health, 17(1) (2011) 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2010.0008,PMid:21294686
[20] Yu, P., Li, H. & Gagnon, M.P., Health IT acceptance factors in long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional survey, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 78(4) (2009) 219-229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.07.006, PMid:18768345