A survey of 550 nurses by technology provider CDW Healthcare found that 55% of respondents said more professional training and/or professional development would have the greatest impact on improving how they use IT in their job. Healthcare organizations, however, do not appear to invest heavily in IT training for their nurses, according to the survey. Nearly 30% of nurses received no IT training in the past year, and 56% received between one and eight hours. Respondents who received no or little IT training were more likely to indicate they do not have time to use IT than respondents who received more extensive training. Respondents from organizations not involving nurses in the IT selection or implementation process are also more than twice as likely to say that IT diminishes or does not improve the quality of care than nurses with facilities that do involve them. The survey also found that 64% of respondents feel that IT is an important consideration when deciding where to work, and 26% said they would not consider working in a healthcare organization without it. Read the news release.
