Experiences of inpatient bone marrow transplantation nurses and providers using electronic symptom reporting

Abstract

Fourteen bone marrow transplant nurses and seven providers (MD, NP, and PA), participated in semistructured interviews to explore nurses' and providers' perceptions about patient-reported symptoms. Three main themes emerged from the interviews: (1) electronic symptom reporting may improve assessment and care, (2) integrating symptom reporting into nurse workflow presents difficulties, and (3) surveys were not completed for various reasons. In addition, three subthemes emerged: electronic patient-reported outcomes (PROs) improve quality of care, communication gaps, and timing and frequency of nurse/provider interventions.