Nurses' Acceptance of and Satisfaction with the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Electronic Information System in Emergency Departments and Critical Care Units

Emergency and critical care nurses perform an important role in documenting the resuscitation process. However, paper-based recording is labor intensive and complex and may result in incorrect recording of important parameters, which suggests the need for an appropriate electronic information system for emergency care. This cross-sectional descriptive study explores emergency and critical care nurses' acceptance of, and satisfaction with, the newly developed advanced cardiac life support electronic information system and examines whether paper-based recording and electronic recording approaches differ in the completeness of resuscitation records. Data were collected through a self-designed structured questionnaire and a retrospective review of medical records. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, and one-way analysis of variance. The results indicated that novice nurses were more satisfied with the electronic information system than others. Emergency care nurses were significantly more satisfied than medical and surgical ICU nurses. The electronic information system improved the completeness of resuscitation recording by 23.5%, compared with the paper-based recording approach. Emergency and critical care nurses have a moderate to high degree of acceptance of, and satisfaction with, electronic information systems.