eWeek is
reporting on a CDW Healthcare study that reveals that most nurses are receiving little to no information technology training:
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One of the most surprising findings was that one-quarter [of the nurses surveyed] indicated they had received no IT training on the job over the last year, while another 56 percent said they had gotten only between one and eight hours of IT training.
When asked what would have the greatest impact on improving their use of IT in their job, 55 percent responded that more training would help.
This survey consulted nurses in a variety of care settings, but those in organizations with nursing informatics positions are the most likely to have adequate training.
Only about four out of ten organizations had such a position, but if they did they were twice as likely to offer more than 16 hours of IT training per year.
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