the use of health information technology by nurses in healthcare

Background: health information technology (hit) has the potential for improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare and nurses are the largest group of hit users. objectives: therefore, the present study mainly aimed to investigate the use of hit by nurses in healthcare. methods: this cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in four educational and treatment centers of zanjan university of medical sciences in 2019. a researcher-made questionnaire was used for data collection, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed by experts’ approval and cronbach’s test (0.84). eventually, the data were analyzed by r and rstudio statistical software, and chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between the variables. results: the most commonly used hits among nurses were the hospital information system (100%), picture archiving and communication system (83.2%), as well as tele-nursing (76%) and mobile-health (64.9%). however, none of the nurses used a radio frequency identification system (0%) in nursing care. conclusion: the findings of this study revealed that although the application of hits presents potential benefits in improving healthcare quality, their features are not used completely in nursing care.