Nurses' perceptions of an electronic patient record from a patient safety perspective: A qualitative study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 667-676

  Stevenson, Jean E ^a   Nilsson, Gunilla ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute hospital settings; Documentation; Electronic patient records; Focus group interviews; Patient safety; Record keeping; Supporting nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; TIME; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS; VITAL SIGNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856800797     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05786.x     Document Type: Article

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