title: Westminster hospital computer system User attitudes.
abstract: Development of computer-assisted patient monitoring began at Westminster Hospital in early 1971. The system handles fluid balance measurements from data input to the system by keyboards, and automatically monitors cardiovascular measurements made by standard bedside monitors. Various graphical outputs are available on visual displays at the bedside to assist in the care of the patients, and as hard copy to replace the "traditional" nurses charts. The system was designed to assist the nurses in their daily tasks, and much of its initial success is believed to be due to the  "user oriented" design philosophy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003201:Computers; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008499:Medical Records; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009726:Nurses