Dissertation committee:
Ιωάννης Μαντάς, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Αθηνά Καλοκαιρινού, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Φλώρα Μαλαματένιου, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Ελένη Θεοδοσοπούλου, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Νικόλαος Φώτος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Στυλιανός Κατσαραγάκης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Παντελής Στεργιάννης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Summary:
Introduction: Non secure InfoSec practices applied by the nursing staff may put IT systems and patients’personal data at risk. The purpose of the research is to identify the non secure InfoSec practices applied by the nursing staff and provide a training solution for educating the users.
Methodology: A sample of 277 nurses was utilized and the HAIS-Q tool was used to collect data. IBMSPSS 25.0 was used for the statistical analysis. Furthermore, the InfoSec related social network was analyzed and visualized with the use of UCINET 6/NetDraw. Finally, an educational intervention tailored for nurses which presented the secure use of the Internet was developed and was evaluated by six experts using the DELPHI method. A Double Pre Test Design study was conducted to 124 nurses and the analysis was performed with the use of PSPP 1.6.2 tool.
Results: Knowledge, attitude and practices are strongly and positively related. Nurses trust their line managers and the IT department for InfoSec issues and the nursing staff demonstrated average to good knowledge, attitude, practices and awareness in all areas apart fromInternet use. The educational intervention was considered as acceptable by the experts and improved nurses' responses on Internet use and cybersecurity.
Conclusions: Specific aspects in nurses' practices can be improved by implementing the proposed effective educational intervention which can be introduced to the nursing staff by the IT department in liaison with the nursing managers who are trusted by the nurses.
