Nursing + computerization (+ hospital integration) = quality patient care.
All health professionals understand pressure, patient needs and the importance of communications. I remember trying to cope as the lone nurse on the ICU night shift only one year our of school--frustrated with juggling all those needs, demands and information necessary just to get to the patient's bedside. Today's much-in-demand R.N. is seeking employment in a healthcare facility that provides the tools to function in these increasingly demanding positions; she looks for the hospital that is on the cutting edge of technology. Therefore, the hospital that provides a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, information system is attracting the efficient nurse and multiplying her level of professional performance. The improved efficiency she can then offer and cost savings the hospital experiences are direct results of the quality of that information system.
D005845:Georgia; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care