An interview and an observation study of nurses and student nurses' electronic clinical documentation behaviors in a OB/GYN nursing ward

This research was conducted to understand clinical nurses' and nursing students' current use of a clinical nursing information system to document their patient care activities in an OB/GYN nursing ward at a medical center in central Taiwan. A semi-structure interview and participant observation methods were used to gather the data. The results showed that the majority of participants regarded the clinical nursing information system as a useful system in terms of saving documentation time and improving communication among healthcare providers. This study provided some empirical evidence of the attitudes/behaviors of nurses and student nurses about electronic documentation. However, more studies were recommended to evaluate the impact of electronic nursing documentation on the quality of care delivered to patients.