ABSTRACT

Nurses, being the single largest healthcare providers all over the world, are important to the

adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in healthcare. This study aimed at

investigating the use of electronic medical record system and its associated factors among nurses

in Abaji General Hospital, Federal Capital Territory Abuja. A descriptive Cross-sectional design

was used for this study. The population of interest consisted of 146 Nurses in Abaji General

Hospital, FCT Abuja. The data was collected using a predesigned questionnaire with informed

consent and responses were analyzed using (SPSS package) 25 th edition. The outcome of the

study shows that there was good influence of technological factors 90(61.4%) and organizational

factors 78(53.3%) in the adoption of electronic medical record, but there is low utilization

75(51.2%) of electronic medical record by the nurses. The system success of the adopted of

electronic medical record include increased hospitals’ efficiency 88(60.6%), increased in

performance 89(61.2%), reduction in the waiting time of patients 90(61.5%), easy research

activities 95(65.0%), declined stress 83(57.1%), increased revenue 80(55.0%), easy statistical

compilation 90(61.7%), increased hospital revenue 87(59.6%), and financial liquidity 94(64.1%).

Hypothesis tested revealed that there is no significant relationship between socio demographic

use and factors influencing the use of electronic medical record system among nurses with

(x2=25.600, P=.409) and there is a significant relationship between the use of electronic medical

record system and its associated factors among nurses with (x2=11.991, P=.000). It is therefore

recommended that adequate training on the use of EMR in patient care should be provided for

nurse to improve their knowledge, technical knowhow, and perception.

Keywords: EMR, Hospital, Nurse, Utilization, Factors

Word count: 259 words.