Information requirements of advanced practice nurses.
To insure the availability of effective computer systems, advanced practice nurses (APNs) must first identify information required for practice. Fifteen APNs who worked in a local hospital participated in a focus group. The APNs included nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives. All APNs carried individual caseloads and practiced collaboratively with both nurses and physicians. The most important information need expressed by the APNs was for current, clinical information about specific patients. Also desirable were computer tools that supported communication, documentation, and billing.
Brennan
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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Daly
B J
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D003199:Computer Systems; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009722:Nurse Practitioners