The moderating effects of demographic and individual characteristics on nurses' acceptance of information systems: A canadian study

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to educate on the moderating effects of demographic (i.e., educational level and age) and individual characteristics (i.e., years of nursing experience and computer knowledge) on nurses’ acceptance of information systems (IS). The technology acceptance model (TAM) with its constituent variables such as perceived usefulness (PUSS) and perceived ease of use (PEOU) was the theoretical framework used for this study.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Nova Scotia, Canada. Usable data was collected from 197 registered nurses (RNs). Relevant hypotheses were formulated and the partial least squares (PLS) technique was used for data analysis.ResultsThe results of the hypothesized relationships showed that education and computer knowledge have positive moderating effects on the influences of PEOU and PUSS on nurses’ attitudes toward IS (ATTI). The factors of nurses’ years of nursing experience and age did not yield meaningful results. ATTI impacted behavioral intentions to use IS, which positively impacted nurses’ use of IS. The nurses sampled in the study have positive IS use behaviors.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates that relevant demographic factors and individual characteristics, if incorporated into frameworks used for investigating nurses’ acceptance of IS, could permit the emergence of useful insights for practitioners and researchers. Specifically, this study showed that nurses with higher educational attainments and more basic computer knowledge readily accept implemented IS at work. Hospital administrators benefit from insights such as the one presented in this study.     

Prevention of Secondary Injuries/Disabilities Among Farm Families Affected by Physical Disabilities

ABSTRACT

It is estimated that 17,000 farm families are affected by a physical disability, and an additional 42,000 have health-related conditions that affect their ability to complete essential farm or independent operations. When an individual experiences a disability, it affects the person psychologically, physically, and financially. In an effort to address these issues, The Easter Seal Society of Iowa, Inc. developed the Farm Family Rehabilitation Management (FaRM) Program. This program was a consumer responsive approach to prevent secondary injuries/disabilities among farm families affected by physical disabilities. The four components of the program included a peer support technology network, an equipment service program, a “Farming Safely with a Disability” video and tip sheet, and onsite services to farm families.     

Fractional ablative laser skin resurfacing: A review

Abstract

Ablative laser technology has been in use for many years now. The large side effect profile however has limited its use. Fractional ablative technology is a newer development which combines a lesser side effect profile along with similar efficacy. In this paper we review fractional ablative laser skin resurfacing.     

Clinical Trial Information Mediator

For research in biomedical sciences, cross-domain searches through several different databases are an increasingly necessary task that often becomes a time consuming and labour-intense process. This is especially the case when different domain databases have to be combined, for example combined searches in clinical trials registries, publication databases and research databases. The Clinical Trial Information Mediator (CTIM) addresses this problem and offers a novel way for the combined search in ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed and BioSamples.CTIM was developed based on a requirements analysis and implemented using open source technology. A search engine with a graphical user interface was developed in order to search linked data in the three databases ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed and BioSamples; thereby enabling CTIM to bridge the gap between different knowledge domains of clinical trials, publications of research results and biosamples/genetic information. CTIM was applied in three use cases demonstrating that information retrieval could be considerably improved in sense for complex queries. These use cases show that more relevant results were obtained and more associated publications and biosamples could be retrieved in comparison to a separate single search.Main advantages of CTIM are identifying related information between clinical trials and publications employing a clinical trial centred kind of search, simplified access to its databases and thus reduced search time. In addition it can be used by researchers without prior training because of the intuitive usage.     

病案首页签字管理

病案首页和病案记录及时签字,确保病案内容资料完整、正确、规范,才能及时归档,容易查找,不易丢失病案。经过各级医师审签确认后的病案资料,方可为医疗、科研、教学、社会保险、法律部门、医院管理、经济方面提供内容正确的病案信息。通过人性化管理和为签字医师提供满意的服务,可以督促各科主任和临床医师及时完成病案首页审核签字工作,以达到加强病案首页签字的监控管理。