title: Computer systems in labor and delivery units. Critical issues.
abstract: Although most hospitals use computer systems in other areas, many nurses have had limited hands-on experience with computers. The issues to address when a bedside computer system is selected and introduced into a labor and delivery unit are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D003200:Computer User Training; D003219:Confidentiality; D003696:Delivery Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011367:Professional Staff Committees