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. 2020 Jan/Mar;43(1):E36-E45.
doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000260.

Clinical Information Needs: A Concept Analysis

Cara S Schlegel  1 , Linda H Yoder, Terry L Jones
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Clinical Information Needs: A Concept Analysis

Cara S Schlegel et al. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2020 Jan/Mar.

Abstract

Health care organizations have invested resources to implement and upgrade information systems capable of collecting large quantities of data. Recent technology developments have created a renewed interest in studying clinician information needs. However, a common definition and analysis of the concept clinical information needs have not been provided. Walker and Avant's method was used to perform a concept analysis. Following a review of relevant literature, a clinical information need was defined as a conscious expression, which can be verbal or nonverbal, of a desire for knowledge to answer clinical questions in the course of decision making to deliver patient care.

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