An Examination of the Mediating Role for a Nursing Information System

Australasian Journal of Information Systems

Lemai Nguyen¹  Nilmini Wickramasinghe² 

[1] Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Deakin Business School, Deakin University;Health Informatics Management, Epworth HealthCare,Faculty of Health, Deakin University

关键词: Activity theory;    nursing informatics;    health information systems;    electronic documentation;   

DOI  :  10.3127/ajis.v21i0.1387

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: University of Canberra * Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering

【 摘 要 】

This paper reports on findings from an examination of a nursing information system through the lens of Activity Theory. The information system was designed to support real-time nursing documentation in acute care hospital contexts. The objective was to enable superior nursing care to ensue by providing nurses with the opportunity to document patient care data into a tablet computer located at the patient bedside. The system was evaluated in a not-for-profit acute care hospital’s wards during its implementation. Nurses’ interactions with the system and their perceptions were collected and analysed through the lens of Activity Theory. The analysis highlighted nurses’ positive attitude towards the system and identified potential mediation capabilities as well as areas for improvements. Activity Theory was found to be useful to examine the positive and potentially problematic aspects of this new nursing information system.

【 授权许可】

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