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To Prepare: Review this week’s Learning Resources and focus on the types of research questions that can be answered using a correlational statistic.Brainstorm a number of healthcare delivery or nursing practice problems that could be explored using correlational statistics. Then, select one problem on which to focus for this Discussion. Read your colleagues’ discussion post and respond in one or more of the following ways:Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence, or research.Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own research in the Walden Library.Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.Suggest an alternative perspective based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.CorrelationsToday, healthcare organizations are striving to improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery through various strategies. One of the popular strategies for improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery is to implement computer documentation with Electronic Health Records (EHR). Pieces of literature agree that information technologies such as Electronic Health Records (EHR) are the first step to transforming health care (Islam et al., 2018). The benefits of electronic health records include better health care by improving all aspects of patient care, including safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, communication, education, timeliness, efficiency, and equity (Heart, 2017).However, the implementation of electronic health records can be hindered by the user of the system, specifically, nurses. That is, nurses must have enough level of computer skills to enable them to use the electronic health record (Hassona et al. 2020). Nevertheless, not all nurses have an adequate level of computer skills to use the computer integrated-EHR effectively. This results in continued resistance amongst staff members regarding the idea of EHR implementation in the establishment. The lack of proficiency in the use of computer integrated-EHR effectively makes the nurses doubtful about the efficacy of electronic health records. Such nurses may show reluctance to give up the documentation process due to the lack of knowledge, lack of digital integration, and lack of awareness of the current technological advancements. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a research question that can be used to investigate the correlation statistics between the level of Computer Self-Efficacy among nurses and ease of use to enhance the patient safety culture in an organization. The research question that will guide the study is “What, if any correlation exists between Computer Self-Efficacy and the perceived ease of use of computer integrated-EHR within hospital units among nurses working in acute hospital setting to increase patient safety culture?”HypothesisH10: There is no correlation between the Computer Self-Efficacy of a nurse and perceived ease of use of computer-integrated EHR within hospital units among nurses working in an acute hospital setting to increase patient safety culture. H1: There is a correlation between Computer Self-Efficacy of a nurse and perceived ease of use of computer-integrated EHR within hospital units among nurses working in acute hospital setting to increase patient safety cultureThe dependent and independent variablesThe independent variable in this research question is teamwork. The dependent variable is Computer Self-Efficacy and the elements that will be measured are the ability to set a computer connected to the internet, confidence to use the computer operating system, read internet addresses, download files from the internet, confidence to copy, retrieve and save the file, how to maintain personal information on the internet, set up emails and confident in using electronic health records. The above variables for Computer Self-Efficacy will be measured using a continuous scale of 1 to 6 on a scale of 1 = completely disagree and, 6 = completely agree.Prediction for the expected relationshipThe predicted relationship is that Computer Self-Efficacy and perceived ease of use of computer-integrated EHR are statistically significant. That is, there will be a strong positive correlation between Computer Self-Efficacy and perceived ease of use of computer-integrated EHR. The positive relationship is because the ability to use a computer means that the nurse easily uses the computer operating system, read internet addresses, download files from the internet, has the confidence to copy, retrieve and save file, maintain personal information on the internet, set up emails and confident in using electronic health records. These make it possible for the nurse to perform activities that enhances patient safety cultures such as effective communication, collaboration, and information sharing. Other factors that can support patient safety culture include improving the role clarity of nurses, managing time efficiently, and knowing the goal. ReferencesGray, J. R., & Grove, S. K. (2020). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (9th ed.). Elsevier.Hassona, F. M., Ali, A. Z. F., & Nageeb, S. M. (2020). Nursing Students’ Computer Self-Efficacy and Attitudes toward Its Use in The Health Care Setting: A Comparative Study. Evidence-based Nursing Research, 1, 4, 9.Heart T. Ben-Assuli O. & Shabtai I. (2017). A review of PHR EMR and EHR integration: A more personalized healthcare and public health policy. Health Policy and Technology 20–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2016.08.002.Islam M. M. Poly T. N. & Li Y.-C. J. (2018). Recent advancement of clinical information systems: opportunities and challenges. Yearbook of Medical Informatics 083–090. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1667075**************************Gray, J. R., & Grove, S. K. (2020). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (9th ed.). Elsevier.Chapter 11, “Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods” (pp. 252–256)Chapter 23, “Using Statistics to Examine Relationships” (pp. 663–674)
