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ASSESSMENT OF NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING CARE DELIVERY AT GENERAL HOSPITAL, IQUITA, ORON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWA IBOM STATE.
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The study assessed Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitude towards the Use of Information Technology in Nursing Care Delivery at General Hospital, Iquita, Oron Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. A cross-sectional descriptive research design was used in this study. The research was carried out in Oron Local Government, Akwa Ibom State. The target population was all the nurses numbering one hundred thirty (130) in General Hospital, Iquita, Oron Local Government Area. A sample size of 98 nurses was used which was determined by Yaro Yamane’s formula and a simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents for the study. A 20 item researcher’s constructed questionnaire was used to obtain data for the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of percentages, mean scores, charts and Person Product Moment Correlation was used to test the null hypothesis which was rejected because the calculated value was greater than the critical value. The study showed that there is a significant relationship between nurses’
knowledge and attitude of nurses towards information technology on nursing care delivery in General Hospital, Iquita Oron Local Government Area. Akwa Ibom State. The study recommended that nurses should be properly taught on how to interpret output information on the IT devices to avoid misinterpretation of information which may lead to medical errors and mistakes.
KEYWORDS: Nurses’ Knowledge, Nurses’ Attitude, Information Technology, Nursing Care Delivery, Akwa Ibom State
Ekpenyong, A.U And Abakada, U.E, Abakada, E.E Asuquo, O
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