Patient information items that nurses are viewing using EHR before the start of work

Abstract

In Japan, an upper limit for overtime work is set by law and the reduction of overtime work has become an issue. A survey on nurses overtime work has found that many nurses work pre-shift overtime to gather patient information before the commencement of their shifts. We aimed to clarify what kind of information-seeking behavior nurses are taking from electronic health record.First, we conducted a questionnaire survey on patient information collected before work.Then, we recorded the electronic health record screen on which nurses gazes were presented using an eye tracker and analyzed the recorded images.