Study Framework
’ learning differences, pain
Our study was guided by the Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) [In our study, we recognized that RNs spend much of their day processing large amounts of data (eg, vital signs, pain, laboratory results, and physical assessments) to make clinical decisions. The data processing time combined with multiple competing demands on nurses’ time leads to a high cognitive workload. A suboptimal display of CDS that does not accommodate individual nurses’ learning differences (eg, GL, education, and clinical experience) is expected to increase the cognitive load of RNs and diminish their understanding of the data and the efficiency of decision-making in terms of time (Study conceptual framework guided by the Cognitive Load Theory [As depicted in 