TY - JOUR
T1 - Disparate Digital Literacy Levels of Nursing Manager and Staff, Specifically in Nursing Informatics Competencies and Their Causes
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Hariyati, Rr Tutik Sri
AU - Handiyani, Hanny
AU - Wildani, Andi Amalia
AU - Afriani, Tuti
AU - Nuraini, Tuti
AU - Amiruddin, Muhammad Hanif
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Hariyati et al.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Purpose: The digitalization of healthcare is developing quickly. Every care provider needs to be up-to-date on this technology. The purpose of this research was to identify the digital literacy of nursing staff and nurse managers. Methods: A cross-sectional study assessed nurses’ digital literacy, specifically with regard to nursing informatics competencies in hospitals, primary healthcare, and clinics. The study sample included 100 nurses and 83 nurse managers. Researchers applied a modified questionnaire on nurses’ informatics competencies from TIGER Nursing Informatics, with a validity range of 0.497–0.897 and a reliability value of 0.975. Results: Participants showed an acceptable level of computer literacy, although their scores were below 80%. Their scores were unrelated to workplace, duration and type of technology used, or gender. Nursing informatics competencies correlated significantly with age and work experience (p = 0.001). Age correlated negatively with technical computer skills but positively with competence in the implementation of healthcare. There was a positive link with a nurse’s position and education level, indicating that nurses with more education acquire higher levels of informatics competencies than those with less education. Additionally, those in higher positions tended to possess more advanced digital competence. Conclusion: Nurse managers play a significant role in training nursing staff members to enhance their informatics competencies. This study’s findings underscore the need to raise staff members’ informatics competencies by providing additional training.
AB - Purpose: The digitalization of healthcare is developing quickly. Every care provider needs to be up-to-date on this technology. The purpose of this research was to identify the digital literacy of nursing staff and nurse managers. Methods: A cross-sectional study assessed nurses’ digital literacy, specifically with regard to nursing informatics competencies in hospitals, primary healthcare, and clinics. The study sample included 100 nurses and 83 nurse managers. Researchers applied a modified questionnaire on nurses’ informatics competencies from TIGER Nursing Informatics, with a validity range of 0.497–0.897 and a reliability value of 0.975. Results: Participants showed an acceptable level of computer literacy, although their scores were below 80%. Their scores were unrelated to workplace, duration and type of technology used, or gender. Nursing informatics competencies correlated significantly with age and work experience (p = 0.001). Age correlated negatively with technical computer skills but positively with competence in the implementation of healthcare. There was a positive link with a nurse’s position and education level, indicating that nurses with more education acquire higher levels of informatics competencies than those with less education. Additionally, those in higher positions tended to possess more advanced digital competence. Conclusion: Nurse managers play a significant role in training nursing staff members to enhance their informatics competencies. This study’s findings underscore the need to raise staff members’ informatics competencies by providing additional training.
KW - digital literacy
KW - education
KW - nurse
KW - nurse manager
KW - nursing informatics competencies
KW - technology
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U2 - 10.2147/JHL.S470456
DO - 10.2147/JHL.S470456
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85208437200
SN - 1179-3201
VL - 16
SP - 415
EP - 425
JO - Journal of Healthcare Leadership
JF - Journal of Healthcare Leadership
ER -