A Systematic Review of Nurses' Experiences with Unintended Consequences When Using the Electronic Health Record

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 345-356

  Gephart, Sheila ^a,b   Carrington, Jane M ^b   Finley, Brooke ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers; electronic health record; nursing informatics; patient safety; unintended consequences; work arounds; workflow

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HUMAN; NURSING PROCESS; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942234123     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: 15505103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000119     Document Type: Article

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