This descriptive survey assessed the perception of evidence-based practice (EBP) among nurses in the United States. Although evidence-based healthcare results in improved patient outcomes and reduced costs, nurses do not consistently implement evidence-based best practices. A descriptive survey was conducted with a random sample of 1015 RNs who are members of the American Nurses Association. Al...

Background. Although vaccines currently approved for routine childhood immunization are safe and effective, frequent adverse events following immunization often cause illnesses and sometimes loss of public trust in immunization programs. Nurses are essential in this surveillance system. Objective. To determine nurses' knowledge, perception, and practice towards surveillance of postimmunization ...

The widespread adoption of mobile devices in healthcare institutions, while beneficial, can create security concerns for medical practitioners, including physicians, nurses, and healthcare administrators. To understand how medical practitioners perceive the security risk associated with mobile devices, we developed a research model suggesting that a medical practitioner’s security risk percepti...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed the impact of a nurse simulation training program on perception of kangaroo mother care (KMC) value and transfer skill competency. STUDY DESIGN An 8-item Likert scale skill survey tool and a 24-item Likert developmental care survey tool were used in a prospective cohort study to analyze perceptions of 30 neonatal nurses who underwent a comprehensive KMC simulatio...

Background: The utilization of electronic health records (EHRs) is crucial. This study aimed to determine the perception nurses on and barriers use EHRs.

BACKGROUND Traditionally, drug prescription and follow up have been the sole responsibility of physicians. However, interprofessional medication reviews (IMRs) have been developed to prevent drug discrepancies and patient harm especially for elderly patients with polypharmacy and multimorbidity. What participating nurses and pharmacists learn from each other during IMR is poorly studied. The ai...

BACKGROUND To our knowledge, no evidence is available on health care professionals' use of electronic personal health records (ePHRs) for their health management. We therefore focused on nurses' personal use of ePHRs using a modified technology acceptance model. OBJECTIVES To examine (1) the psychometric properties of the ePHR acceptance model, (2) the associations of perceived usefulness, ea...

Background: Patient safety has become a primary focus in worldwide for health care organizations, and prerequisite the provision of useful quality care. Safety refers reduce error, prevent patient fall, developing knowledge about error that means prevention harm by nurses’ Nurses are heart medical services to improve through nursing errors. Aim: To assess perception culture, control, management...

Perception is a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. A motivated person is ready to act. How the motivated person actually acts is influenced by his or her perception of the situation. Perception depends not only upon the physical stimuli, but also on the stimuli’s relation to the surroundings field and on t...