Relationship of Job Demands and Perceived Usefulness of Virtual Nursing Technology among Bedside Nurses in Acute Care Settings
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Virtual Nursing, Job Demands in Nursing, Perceived Usefulness, Virtual Nursing TechnologyAbstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between job demands, years of nursing experience, and perceived usefulness of virtual nursing technology among bedside nurses in acute care settings.
Methodology: This quantitative, non-experimental correlational study used a cross-sectional online survey of bedside registered nurses (N = 102) working on acute care units currently using virtual nursing technology. Measures included the Intensification of Job Demands Scale (IDS) and the Perceived Usefulness subscale of the Technology Acceptance among Nurses Questionnaire (TANQ). Multiple linear regression tested whether job intensification and years of experience (<5 years; >15 years; reference = 5–15 years) predicted the perceived usefulness of virtual nursing technology. Bivariate linear regression tested whether job intensification alone related to the perceived usefulness of virtual nursing.
Findings: Data analysis indicated that the multiple regression was not statistically significant, 𝐹(3,91)=1.56, 𝑝=.205, 𝑅2=.049, and the bivariate linear regression with job intensification and perceived usefulness was also not statistically significant, 𝐹(1,93)=0.70, 𝑝=.405, 𝑅2=.007. The results showed that the perceived usefulness of virtual nursing technology may depend less on job demand levels or years of nursing experience and more on contextual factors such as workflow fit, role clarity, and implementation processes.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: In this acute care nursing sample, the perceived usefulness of virtual nursing technology was not explained by job intensification or years of experience. Findings suggest that contextual and implementation factors such as workflow fit, role clarity, technology reliability may be more salient determinants of the perceived usefulness of virtual nursing technology than job demand levels alone. Healthcare leaders should pair VNT adoption with strategic workflow integration, shared role definitions, bedside nurses’ input, and available support to improve the perceived usefulness of virtual nursing technology and enhance quality patient care.
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