According to a survey conducted in Canada in 2020, 38 percent of the nurses use only one electronic record system to document patient information, while 30 percent use only one electronic record system to access patient information. Furthermore, 28 percent of nurses use a combination of an electronic system and paper charts to document patient information.
Share of methods used by nurses to access and document patient information in Canada in 2020
Nurses providing direct care to patients and using electronic record-keeping
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Questions were worded in the source as: "When accessing patient information in your MAIN care setting, how many electronic systems do you typically use to support a patient encounter? Electronic systems may include an EMR, lab viewer, drug profile viewer, or others."
"When documenting patient information in your MAIN care setting, how many electronic and/or paper systems do you typically use for a patient encounter? Electronic systems may include an EMR, lab viewer, drug profile viewer, or others."
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Canada Health Infoway. (May 11, 2021). Share of methods used by nurses to access and document patient information in Canada in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235545/methods-used-to-access-and-document-patient-information-in-canada/
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Canada Health Infoway. (2021). Share of methods used by nurses to access and document patient information in Canada in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235545/methods-used-to-access-and-document-patient-information-in-canada/
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Share of methods used by nurses to access and document patient information in Canada in 2020 [Graph], Canada Health Infoway, May 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235545/methods-used-to-access-and-document-patient-information-in-canada/
