This study attempted to increase quality of nursing care by assessing the nurses´ attitudes for computerization in nursing practice and ensuring right recognition and attitude for computerized system.
Study subjects are 311 nurses who are working at 4 general hospitals. Those hospitals are selected according to the degree of computerized in Kyoung In Province.
Study instrument consists of 20 items and 12 general questionnaire which was developed by Brodt and Stronge(1985) and modified by Lee (1991). Data collection was done from april 19th in 1995 to april 29th. Data gathered were analized number, t test, ANOVA by using SPSS.
The study results are as follows
1. Study subject´s attitude for computer application showed positive response as mean score of 3.44 especially nurses who had experience using computer showed 100% proresponse.
2. Study subject´s attitude by age was significant statistically (F=3.9589, p=.0038), among them age 2530 revealed the highest positive scores, and age 40 showed the lowest positive scores.
3. Study subject´s attitude by education level showed no significant difference (F=I. 4182, 2437), and those who are more educated showed more positive response.
4. Study subject´s attitude by duty years showed no significant difference (F=2.2648, p=.0622), and those who had 79 duty years had the highest positive attitude however those who have 10 duty years showed lowest positive attitude.
5. Study subject´s attitude by position revealed no significant difference (F=2.0017, p=.1369), and the charge nurse groups who were using computer showed the highest scores.
6. Study subject´s attitude by computerized type showed significant difference (F=23.9665, p=. 0000), and G hospital which had computer system in nursing area obtained the highest positive scores.
7. study subject´s attitude by presence of computer education showed no significant difference(F=.9002, p=.3435), and non computer educated groups showed the highest positive response.
8. Study subject´s attitude by computer education place revealed no significant difference(F=4. 3723, p=.0020), and the groups who were taught individually or in the institution obtained the highest positive scores.
9. Study subject´s attitude by duty year computer use showed no significant response (F=.9591, p=.3282), and groups of computer use showed the high degree of positive response.
10. Study subject´s attitude by duty year using computer showed significant difference(F=5. 9174, p=.0009), and the groups using computer for 6 years or group of 46 years showed the highest degree of positive response and the groups using computer for 1 year showed the lowest degree of positive response.
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