Knowledge and Attitude towards the Introduction of Informatics to Nursing Training among Selected Nurse Educators/Leaders in Nigeria
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Background:Technology in health care is increasingly becoming an integral part of the Nigeria health care delivery system and National Universities Commission has made it as part of bench-mark in the training of Nursing Students on Nursing informatics. Nursing and Midwifery Council is equally making efforts to see to the teaching and utilization of Nursing informatics by nursing students and practicing nurses. Therefore, this study was aimed at assessing the knowledge and attitude of nurse-educators and leaders on concept of nursing informatics. Methods:this was a descriptive study. The study was carried out among nurse, educators and leaders at the yearly Conference organized by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria that place in Osogbo in April 2012. 175 respondents were randomly selected for the study out of 250 that registered for the conference. Only 150 returned their questionnaire and were used for the study. Three research questions were answered and three hypothesis were tested using Chi-square(x2) and correlation coefficient at 0.05 level of significance. ResultsOne hundred and fifty (150) out of two hundred and fifty (250) respondents were used for the study 82.0% were females while 18.0% were males. 49.3% had Bsc/ BNSc, 36.0% had masters while 0.7% had Ph.D. 90.0% of respondents are knowledgeable. They all had positive attitude towards the introduction of informatics to the training of Nurses. There was no significant adherence in the attitude towards the introduction of informatics to nursing along gender attributes, there was no association between the qualifications and attitude of respondents towards the introduction of informatics to nursing and these was association between the respondents from different geo-political zones and their attitudes towards the introduction of informatics to nursing. ConclusionIt was concluded that the regulating bodies for nursing practice and nursing education should ensure the implementation of curriculum on nursing informatics.
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