ABSTRACT
Background
Electronic medical records are an essential point-of-care information technology that
health professionals use in standard work practice. Nurses are major users of electronic
records and nursing students must be adequately prepared for these core clinical technologies
within their curriculum. An academic electronic medical record is a simulated educational
version of clinical systems that enables students to learn necessary informatics and
technology knowledge needed to use electronic records safely and effectively before
clinical practice.
Aim
To explore how academic electronic medical records are currently used in pre-registration
nurse education in Australia and New Zealand to prepare students for the clinical
environment.
Method
Quantitative descriptive research design involving survey of pre-registration nursing
programs, analysed with descriptive statistics.
Findings
Survey results show that only 37.8% of the sample used academic electronic medical
records in their programs and such implementation was relatively recent. They were
primarily used in skills and simulation laboratory settings to teach essential nursing
practice skills and core clinical topics, with a variety of curriculum integration
approaches.
Discussion
Even though healthcare is rapidly digitising, application of academic electronic records
in nurse education was not extensive across Australia and New Zealand. Gaps were identified
in relation to academic-healthcare partnerships, most efficacious use, and lack of
data about student preparedness for digital practice.
Conclusion
Academic electronic medical records are currently underutilised in pre-registration
curricula given increasing digitalisation of healthcare and need for technology ready
graduates, which suggest a subsequent requirement for greater uptake by education
providers.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 04, 2022
Accepted:
March 14,
2022
Received in revised form:
February 28,
2022
Received:
September 29,
2021
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