Electronic health records (EHR) is a documentation tool that improves the quality and safety of patient care. However, certain challenges are experienced by nurses. This Special Focus Issue aims to collect novel nursing informatics research and case report that highlight the challenges of utilizing electronic health records, specifically EHR relevant nursing practices, interventions, evaluations, policies, theories, etc. This special issue welcomes original research papers, perspectives, conceptual papers, case reports, systematic review, and scoping review articles that address a range of topics including, but are not limited to, the following areas:
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engaging nurses in EHR's design, development, analysis, implementation, evaluation, revision, etc.
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methods for retrieving data from EHR to support evidence-based nursing practice and training
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workflow analysis and redesign
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disparities between “digital native” vs “digital immigrant” nurses' use of EHR
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unintended consequences of nurses' use of EHR
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developing and validating theories of using EHR to improve quality and safety
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outcomes of interest to patients and the quality of care when nurses use EHR
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ethical and policy studies focusing on nurses' use of EHR
Manuscripts should be submitted through the standard process following to the Guide for Authors which can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/journals/international-journal-of-nursing-sciences/2096-6296/guide-for-authors. Submit under Special Issue: EHR. All papers will be subject to the standard double-blind peer review and editorial processes of the journal. You are recommended to email an inquiry letter to our guest editor, Dr. Shuhong Luo before writing a manuscript. In the letter, you can briefly describe the ideas and topics you plan to cover. Deadline for manuscript submissions is January 31, 2019. Dr. Luo's email is: shuhongluo@gmail.com.
Footnotes
Peer review under responsibility of Chinese Nursing Association.