Effective factors in Information Technology (IT) acceptance in the view of the nurses working in ICU

Using IT for preventing unpleasant events due to medical errors، decrease of death and length of stay is attended more than before. The aim of this study was nurses’ understanding of IT acceptance according to IT acceptance model. It was a descriptive-analytic study. 47 nurses، working in ICU were chosen through available method from three chosen hospitals of Tehran in 2012. Data collection tool was a questionnaire based on IT acceptance model and planned behavior theory by considering reliance variable. Relationship between the main construct of the model with Spearman test and simple regression test had been used for predicting relationship between IT acceptance model constructs. Data were analyzed by SPSS16 software and descriptive and inferential statistical tests. there was significant relationship (P=0. 02) between nurses’ education level with their reliance on IT. There was strong correlation between reliance and understanding ease of use. There wasn’t any correlation between attitude constructs، behavioral control and subjective norms with nurses’ trend to use IT. Behavioral trend to use IT is remarkably influenced by understanding ease of use. educational planners and IT managers can promote ICU nurses trend to use technology by strengthening constructs of perceiving ease of use، subjective norms and reliance