KNOWLEDGE OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS REGARDING NURSING INFORMATICS IN KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY PESHAWAR.

http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2023/13.01.394

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction Nursing informatics is a specialty that "integrates nursing science with multiple

information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data,

information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice". Nursing students entering different

programs of nursing have different backgrounds; therefore their informatics competencies and

preparation are different from each other. Objective: the study was conducted to assess the

knowledge of nursing students regarding basic computer skills and nursing informatics. Design

and Methodology: A Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a two months period

from 10 November 2021 to 10 January 2022 from 129 participants at institute of nursing

sciences Khyber medical university after approval from director of nursing institutes. Results:

Participants in this study were mostly female which was (51%) n=66, while the Male students

were (49%) n=63, The study showed that the excellent category regarding knowledge of 4 years

BSN students were high 25.67%, than the knowledge of 2 years Post-Rn students 12.81%, and

the mean score of the Excellent category regarding knowledge of 4 years BSN students were 19,

more than the knowledge of 2 years Post-Rn students 6.6. Furthermore the knowledge regarding

nursing informatics of Excellent category of 4 years BSN students were 16.04%, more than the

knowledge of 2 years Post-Rn students 13.52%, and the mean score of nursing informatics in the

Excellent category regarding knowledge of 4 years BSN students were 11.87, more than the

knowledge of 2 years Post-Rn students 5.18. Conclusion: In this study the results provide input

to educators that the students of 4 years BSN perform significantly well than 2 years Post-RN

BSN students, therefore it should now be the responsibility of higher authorities to work hard

with every nursing students to promote patient safety, and evidence based practice.