Nurses' Perceptions on Cyber Risk Disclosure to CIED Patients: Right to Know, Safety, and Well-Being
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Rising Star Poster/Presentation
Abstract
Subject Population: Nurses will be invited to participate in an online questionnaire to understand their perceptions of 1) whether cyber risk language should be included in informed consents, 2) what perceived barriers exist when communicating cyber risks to patients (people, process and/or policy); 3) how can nursing facilitate solutions in supporting patient advocacy, improving nursing practice standards, and influencing policy change.
Research Design: This cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-methods research design incorporates a hermeneutical approach for the qualitative assessment. The objective is to understand how nurses view the relationship between advocating for patients’ right to know, ethical adherence in patient care, promoting patient-centered care practice, and communicating the increased cyber risks to a target patient population.
Instrument: The research instrument is an online mixed-methods questionnaire.
Procedure: Nurses will be invited to participate in an online mixed-methods questionnaire and results will be published. An international nursing symposium will be organized and invite nurse academics, nurse leaders and experts from various fields to review these findings. In a collaborative process, proposed suggestions for cyber risk language in the informed consent, patient cyber safety education, enhancements to support services, and nursing cybersecurity practice standards will be co-created and presented in a group position paper.
Notes
References:
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Theta at-Large
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Interprofessional and Global Collaboration, Cyber Risk Disclosure, Nurses' Perceptions, Patient Rights
Recommended Citation
Torgersen, Leanne and Schulz, Stefan M., "Nurses' Perceptions on Cyber Risk Disclosure to CIED Patients: Right to Know, Safety, and Well-Being" (2025). Biennial Convention (CONV). 80.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2025/posters_2025/80
Conference Name
48th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Invited Presentation
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2025-12-09
Nurses' Perceptions on Cyber Risk Disclosure to CIED Patients: Right to Know, Safety, and Well-Being
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Subject Population: Nurses will be invited to participate in an online questionnaire to understand their perceptions of 1) whether cyber risk language should be included in informed consents, 2) what perceived barriers exist when communicating cyber risks to patients (people, process and/or policy); 3) how can nursing facilitate solutions in supporting patient advocacy, improving nursing practice standards, and influencing policy change.
Research Design: This cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-methods research design incorporates a hermeneutical approach for the qualitative assessment. The objective is to understand how nurses view the relationship between advocating for patients’ right to know, ethical adherence in patient care, promoting patient-centered care practice, and communicating the increased cyber risks to a target patient population.
Instrument: The research instrument is an online mixed-methods questionnaire.
Procedure: Nurses will be invited to participate in an online mixed-methods questionnaire and results will be published. An international nursing symposium will be organized and invite nurse academics, nurse leaders and experts from various fields to review these findings. In a collaborative process, proposed suggestions for cyber risk language in the informed consent, patient cyber safety education, enhancements to support services, and nursing cybersecurity practice standards will be co-created and presented in a group position paper.
Description
This project aims to understand nurses’ ethical position on: 1) informing patients of the cyber risks with implantable medical devices such as cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), 2) their perspectives of patients’ psychological responses to learning of these foreseeable risks; 3) from their professional experiences, what do they perceive as the facilitators and barriers to disseminating cyber risk and safety information, as well as promoting mental health and wellbeing to patients.