Nurses’ Visual Attention in EHR Nursing Summaries through Eye-Tracking Study

Presentation Time: 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM

Abstract Keywords: Workflow, Human-computer Interaction, Usability, Documentation Burden
Primary Track: Applications

This study assessed how nurses allocate their visual attention when reading EHR nursing summaries and examined with information volume. Conducted with 33 nurses from a university hospital using eye-tracking simulations, findings revealed a predominant focus on "Orders" and "Sidebar" information across patient acuity levels, due in part to its large volume of information. Our results highlight the need for EHR nursing summary redesign by removing less important information-types.

Speaker(s):
Suhyun Park, PhD, RN
UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing

Author(s):
Jenna Marquard, PhD - University of Minnesota; Robin Austin - University of Minnesota, School of Nursing; Christie Martin, PhD, MPH, RN-BC, LHIT-HP - University of Minnesota School of Nursing; David Pieczkiewicz, PhD - University of Minnesota; Connie Delaney, PhD - University of Minnesota, School of Nursing;