title: Computerizing the intensive care unit: current status and future directions.
abstract: Computers are serving intensive care patients by simplifying and improving the accuracy of data acquisition, facilitating communications, storing and organizing patient records, and providing expert suggestions. The future will bring many changes in the way nurses practice in intensive care. The computer should be considered an evolutionary tool to help effect these changes.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Hollingsworth
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003325:Coronary Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012984:Software