OVERVIEW OF DIGITAL COMPETENCY LEVELS AMONG NURSES IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF ARIFIN ACHMAD REGIONAL GENERAL HOSPITAL, RIAU PROVINCE

Abstract

In the current era of industrial development 4.0, which has brought many changes to various aspects of life, there have been major changes in the use of digital technology, one of which is in health services, especially nursing. The widespread use of high-tech digital technology in intensive care units requires nurses to be tech-savvy in order to improve the quality of nursing services. Therefore, nurses are now required to have good digital competence. This can influence nurses in using and utilizing existing digital technology in the nursing care process. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of digital competence among nurses in the intensive care unit of Arifin Achmad Regional General Hospital in Riau Province. This was a quantitative study with a descriptive design. The sample consisted of 75 people and was conducted from September to February 2025. The instrument used was the Digital Competence Questionnaire (DCQ). The results showed that more than half of the respondents were adults (82.7%), more than half were female (82.7%), more than half were nurses (57.3%), based on training experience, more than half of the respondents had never received digital training (73.3%), based on length of service, more than half were in the new category (50.7%), and the level of digital competence among nurses in the intensive care unit at Arifin Achmad Regional General Hospital was low in more than half of the cases (52%), and high in 48% of the cases. This study recommends discussing the factors that influence the low digital competency of nurses in the intensive care unit