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likely users (e.g., 26% had never used the Internet and 48% had less than a high

school education), and the information most often accessed (television and media

use, and smoke exposure).

Dykes and her colleagues (2006) used a field test to investigate the feasibility of

using digital pen and paper technology to record vital signs as a way to bridge an

organization from a paper to an electronic health record. In general, satisfaction

with the tool increased with use, and the devices conformed well to nurses’ work-

flow. However, 8% of the vital sign entries were recorded inaccurately because ...