Effects of electronic medical records on patient safety culture: The perspective of nurses.
OBJECTIVES
This study investigates the effects of nurses' views regarding electronic medical records on patient safety culture.


METHODS
The implementation part of the study was conducted with nurses working in seven state hospitals in the Burdur province of Turkey. The data were collected between 15 March and 20 April 2018. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed to evaluate the relationships among the variables in the study. In addition, descriptive analyses (mean, standard deviation) and Cronbach α coefficients of reliability of the scales were also used.


RESULTS
The results of the analyses revealed that control variables (gender, educational level, age, etc) and all dimensions of electronic medical records affected all three dimensions of patient safety culture. The control variables and all dimensions of electronic medical records explained 41% of the total variance in perceptions of process, 42.5% of the total variance in management support for patient safety, and 27.9% of the total variance in perceptions of safety.


DISCUSSION
This study provides insight concerning the effects of nurses' views of electronic medical records on patient safety culture. The results of the study reveal that nurses' views of electronic medical records affect the perception of patient safety culture positively.


CONCLUSIONS
It is recommended that further studies be conducted on topics such as the use of medical records and the development of patient safety. Health care managers should encourage nurses to undergo training and educational efforts on electronic medical records and patient safety.
['Özer|Özlem|Ö|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-5371', 'Şantaş|Fatih|F|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-4183']
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D057286:Electronic Health Records D006801:Humans D009726:Nurses D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital D061214:Patient Safety D015203:Reproducibility of Results D017751:Safety Management D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D014421:Turkey
electronic medical records patient safety culture health sector