2023 Canadian Survey of Nurses

Understanding the utilization and impact of digital health technologies on nursing practice

About the Survey

The Canadian Survey of Nurses is a triennial series of surveys investigating the utilization and impact of digital health technologies on nursing practice. Commissioned by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) in collaboration with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA), this data collection initiative targets regulated nurses across various domains of nursing practice and working in diverse care settings across provinces and territories in Canada. The survey is disseminated through an online questionnaire to members of the CNA and CNIA, as well as other participants within the nursing community. To ensure representation across demographics, the results are statistically weighted using the latest workforce data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

Please click here to access the full survey results report.

Suggested citation: Canada Health Infoway (2024). Infoway Insights: 2023 Canadian Survey of Nurses. https://insights.infoway-inforoute.ca/2023-nursing-survey

Survey Topics

The 2023 Canadian Survey of Nurses will generate insights on the current state of digital health technologies use in nursing practice across care settings. Specifically, the survey will gather data on: clinical systems used by nurses to document and retrieve patient information and inform clinical decision-making; nurses’ ability to access and exchange patient information seamlessly; and perceptions around the use of virtual care and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by nurses.
  • Nursing Practice in Digital Environments
    This section offers insights into the digital health technologies and their capabilities that support nurses in their primary practice setting. It explores the impact of digital environments on nursing practice, emphasising key benefits.
  • Connected Nurses/Clinical Interoperability
    Highlighting communication and coordination in clinical care, this section delves into the electronic interactions between nurses and health care providers outside of their primary practice setting. It explores the ability of Canadian nurses to electronically exchange patients’ information with other providers outside their practice system.
  • Electronic Prescriptions
    This section focuses on nurses’ prescription behaviours, specifically comparing the use of electronic, e-fax and fax methods.
  • Use of AI-powered Technologies
    This section provides an overview of the current integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing practice in Canada. It centers around nurses’ knowledge of AI, perceived benefits for healthcare and nursing care, and their concerns regarding the integration or use of AI in healthcare.
  • Barriers to Use of Digital Health Technologies
    This section highlights the administrative, technological, organizational/institutional, and policy-related barriers that hinder nurses from getting full value from digital health technologies.
  • Respondent Profile
    Respondent profile refers to the nursing designation, primary domain of nursing practice, health care settings along with respondent demographics that describe the study sample.

Data Tables

Access banner tables with breakdowns for key demographic and health utilization attributes for each question on this and previous years’ surveys.

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