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Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.16, no.2, pp.489-497, 2024 (TRDizin)
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the at- titudes and affecting factors of surgical nurses towards health informa- tion technology usage. Material and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with a total of 250 nurses work- ing in surgical units. In this study, as a result of the literature review, the “personal information form” created by the researcher and the “Health- care Technology Assessment Attitude Scale of Health Personnel Scale (HTAASHPS)” were used. Results: 87.2% of nurses participated to study were female and 12.8% of them were male. Sixty percent (60%) of participants worked at the university hospital and 40% of partici- pants worked at the state hospital. The mean total HTAASHPS score of nurses was determined as 4.06±0.41. The mean values of “scope”, “awareness” and “benefit” dimensions of scale were detected as 4.11±0.60; 4.23±0.52 and 3.94±0.44, respectively. The total HTAASHPS score of male nurses was higher than female nurses (p<0.05). The total HTAASHPS score of nurses working at the state hospital was significantly higher than nurses working at the university hospital (p<0.05). The total HTAASHPS scores of nurses with occu- pational experience of 1-5 years and 5-10 years were also significantly higher than nurses with occupational experience over 10 years. Con- clusion: In this study, the main demographic factors affecting the nurses’ attitudes positively were detected as; being male, working at the state hospital, and having less occupational experience. It is thought that the data obtained from this study will contribute to the improved strategies that will increase the compliance of surgical nurses with health information technology.