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P.A.T.C.H. Assessment Scale
Pretest for Attitudes Toward Computers in Healthcare
© June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD St - 1996 - 2006

Directions:
Each indicator is to be rated using a five point Likart scale.
Choose the response that reflects your attitude for each statement.


SCALE:
1.
Agree Strongly
2.
Agree
3.
Not certain
4.
Disagree
5.
Disagree Strongly

1. The computer is a powerful enabling tool.
2. In healthcare, computers could save a lot of paperwork.
3. Machines and I don't mix.
4. I feel I am a skilled typist.
5. I feel alarmed when I think of using a computer.
6. I have excellent finger dexterity.
7. I regularly use a computer at home.
8. I would love to be a proficient user of computers.
9. Bedside computers will irritate clients.
10. I will never feel relaxed about using a computer.
11. Computers can help me to be creative.
12. I would enjoy learning course work using a computer program.
13. Computers are frustrating to use.
14. Listening to people using computer jargon intimidates me.
15. Computers will someday put health professionals out of a job.
16. I am in control when I use a computer.
17. I relate well to technology and machines.
18. I feel confident that I can master using a computer.
19. I can let my creativity flow when writing using a computer.
20. Computers in healthcare will create more work for nurses.
21. Computers can be great problem-solving tools.
22. Computers are too complicated for me to learn well.
23. Computers are impersonal and dehumanizing.
24. The future promise of computers in healthcare excites me.
25. I feel restless and confused when I think of using a computer.
26. I don't intend to own a home computer.
27. I feel a computer course in nursing is totally unnecessary.
28. People who like computers are introverted and antisocial.
29. I know more about computers than most faculty do.
30. Working with computers is boring and tedious.
31. I can easily master the content of a computer lessons.
32. I feel ambivalent about computers and technology.

Now go to the Next Page to score your responses.



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