The Consequences of Employing Electronic Health Records in Daily Nursing Practice: An Integrative Literature Review

Moath Abedrabbu; Alhasan Almahrouq; Rami Ibrahim Najjar; Tariq Mkhaimer; Belal Alblowe; Nidal F. Eshah; Mohammad Alsadi

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Moath Abedrabbu¹^{, *}, Alhasan Almahrouq², Rami Ibrahim Najjar³, Tariq Mkhaimer³, Belal Alblowe⁴, Nidal F. Eshah⁵, Mohammad Alsadi⁵

¹King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

²Qatif Central Hospital, Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia

³Dr Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

⁴King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

⁵Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan

^*Corresponding author. Email: Moath.abdrabbo@gmail.com

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Moath Abedrabbu

Available Online 3 October 2023.

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Keywords: electronic health records; nursing practices; documentation; efficiency
Abstract: Background: Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are digital versions of patient health records that are stored and managed in a computerized format. EHR systems have transformed the way healthcare professionals manage patient data and deliver care. The implementation of EHRs has become increasingly widespread in recent years, and with it, an abundance of literature has emerged exploring various aspects of EHRs.

Purpose: This study sought to explore the consequences of using EHRs in daily nursing practices.

Methods: An integrative literature review was conducted using articles, discussion papers, and peer-reviewed publications published in English between 2012 and 2023 on PubMed, Google Scholar, EBSCO, MEDLINE, and CINAHL using specific search terms. Data was extracted on six areas, including authors, purpose of study, sample size, research design, and main findings. The data was analyzed and synthesized through narrative review, comparing studies that reported on the same concept.

Results: This study reviewed ten articles on the impact of electronic health records (EHR) on nursing practices, including seven quantitative and three qualitative studies. Two significant themes emerged: the benefit of EHR in documentation and the impact of EHR on nursing efficiency.

Conclusion: Overall, this review noted that the use of EHR significantly helps to improve daily nursing practices, especially in reducing time spent on various activities and the reduction in clinical errors and speed of nursing care service delivery. The review also showed that EHR systems improve the care of some health conditions.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the Second International Nursing Conference "Nursing Profession in the Current Era" (INC 2023)
Series: Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date: 3 October 2023
ISBN: 10.2991/978-94-6463-248-4_18
ISSN: 2468-5739
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-248-4_18 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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