Attitudes and readiness of nurses towards digitalisation.
Background: This study examines nurses' attitudes and readiness to integrate digital technologies, particularly electronic medical records (EMR), in a South African private hospital group. Understanding these perspectives is vital as healthcare increasingly digitises. Objectives: The research aimed...
| Publicado en: | Curationis Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD
2025
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