Perception, Influence, and Impact of ICT in Healthcare Among Emergency Care Nurses at Federal Medical Centre Ebute Meta of Lagos State
Chapter One
Objectives of the Study
The main objective of this study will be to identify the perception, influence and impact of ICT in healthcare among emergency care nurses at federal medical centre Ebute Meta of Lagos State. Specifically, the study aims to:
- Determine the Factors affecting adoption and use of ICT in Nursing care
- Identify the Aspects of Nursing care where ICT can be adopted and used
- Determine the barrier to the adoption of ICT in Nursing care
- Determine the Implication of adoption and use of ICT in nursing care
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
This chapter will deal with review of related existing literature relevant to the study. The reviewed literature will be organized under the following sub-heading:
Concept of nurse and nursing
Nurses are among health professionals that care for the sick. A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. They are men and women who are responsible (along with other health care professionals) for the treatment, safety and recovery of acutely or chronically ill or injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of the life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of health care settings. Nurses may also be involved in medical and nursing research and perform of the delivery of health care. Kietzman (2003) enumerated different types of nurses as licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), registered nurses (RNs), and nurse practitioners (NPs) with different educational requirements, licensure guidelines, and job responsibilities.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
This chapter describes the method and strategies adopted for use in this work and will be presented under the following sub-headings: design of the study; area of the study; population of the study; sample and sampling technique; instrument for data collection; validation of the instrument; procedure for data collection; and method of data analysis.
Research Design
Research designs are perceived to be an overall strategy adopted by the researcher whereby different components of the study are integrated in a logical manner to effectively address a research problem. In this study, the researcher employed the survey research design. This is due to the nature of the study whereby the opinion and views of people are sampled. According to Singleton & Straits, (2009), Survey research can use quantitative research strategies (e.g., using questionnaires with numerically rated items), qualitative research strategies (e.g., using open-ended questions), or both strategies (i.e., mixed methods). As it is often used to describe and explore human behaviour, surveys are therefore frequently used in social and psychological research.
Research Setting
This study will be carried out in Federal medical centre Ebute Meta of Lagos State.
Federal Medical Centre Ebute-Metta was established in 1964. It started out as the Department of Health Services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. It was created exclusively to cater for the health needs of NRC staff and their families.
During the Nigerian Civil War, It became an annex of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital for the treatment of wounded soldiers.
On May 26th 2004, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the upgrading of the Nigerian Railway Hospital to a Federal Medical Centre and on 31st January 2005, the hospital was formally handed over to the Federal Ministry of Health as a Tertiary Healthcare Institution and designated as Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
It is a training institution for Resident doctors and House Officers in Anaesthesia, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Surgery.
Population of the Study
According to Udoyen (2019), a study population is a group of elements or individuals as the case may be, who share similar characteristics. These similar features can include location, gender, age, sex or specific interest. The emphasis on study population is that it constitute of individuals or elements that are homogeneous in description. The study population will comprise of nurses working in Federal medical centre Ebute Meta of Lagos State.
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