The Impact of Undergraduate Informatics Education on Nurses' Acceptance of Information and Communication Technologies

Abstract

This study aimed to examine if exposure to undergraduate nursing informatics educational modalities (ie, lecture, laboratory, and clinical experiences) made a difference in the acceptance of information and communication technologies among nurses in the practice setting. Also, to examine if there was a relationship between selected demographic characteristics and nurses' acceptance of information and communication technologies, a cross-sectional design was used for this study. The Technology Acceptance Model was the theoretical framework for this study. The modified Nursing Acceptance Survey was used to collect data based on the Technology Acceptance Model. The results indicated that exposure to undergraduate informatics education significantly influenced nurses' acceptance of information and communication technologies. The results identified laboratory and clinical as educational modalities influencing nurses' acceptance of information and communication technologies. Demographic characteristics have no statistically significant relationship to nurses' acceptance of information and communication technologies. The results showed that undergraduate informatics education statistically influences nurses' acceptance of information and communication technologies. Findings provide insight into that undergraduate informatics education is important for accepting information and communication technologies among nurses in the practice setting. Also, the findings recognized laboratory and clinical experiences as effective learning modalities for accepting information and communication technologies.