EHRs continue to drive nurse burnout and resignations, Black Book Research found.
Here are seven things to know, according to the health IT researcher’s survey of over 9,000 U.S. nurses released May 14:
1. More than two-thirds of nurses say “digital documentation burden and poor EHR usability” contribute to job dissatisfaction and a desire to leave their posts.
2. Two in 3 nurses rate EHR satisfaction among their top three considerations when evaluating a job opportunity.
3. Eighty percent of nurses say they’d prefer to work for an employer with a “nurse-centered EHR,” designed with nurse input and workflow support.
4. Hospitals and healthcare facilities with high nurse turnover are 3.5 times more likely to be rated as having “difficult or outdated” EHRs.
5. Nearly 90% of nurses in Magnet-designated facilities say their EHRs are “supportive to clinical workflows” compared to just 21% in non-Magnet-designated facilities.
6. The four major EHR gaps identified by nurses are physician-centric design, click fatigue and redundant entry, lack of mobility and modern input methods, and minimal input and collaboration.
7. The most commonly requested EHR improvements from nurses are modular dashboards for nursing tasks, voice-enabled documentation, mobile-optimized interfaces, integrated handoff tools, nurse advisory roles in EHR development, and peer-led EHR training and support.
