title: Interfacing bioinstruments with computers for data collection in nursing research.
abstract: Nurse researchers gain many advantages over manual collection and recording of data when they interface bioinstruments with computer technology for data collection. This article describes both the advantages and disadvantages of such technology, and uses examples from a study evaluating the effects of parent touch on preterm infants to illustrate strategies to overcome potential disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing, Tuscaloosa 35487-0958.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000703:Analog-Digital Conversion; D003625:Data Collection; D003626:Data Display; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D015399:Nursing Research; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D014159:Transducers