title: Selecting automated patient care systems.
abstract: Although the nursing department may contribute to the selection process for other automated hospital systems, the nursing administrator's most critical and complex project will be selecting the patient care system. This article provides an overview of the key issues that must be examined in the selection process for a patient care system.
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008331:Management Information Systems; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009862:Online Systems / Q000592:standards*; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards