A microcomputer nursing workstation.
This paper describes the early development and implementation of a microcomputer-based nursing work station at Sinai Hospital of Detroit. The system was designed by a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors, programmers and other hospital personnel. The software is designed to: (1) facilitate effective communication between health professionals; (2) encourage data-based nursing decision-making; (3) standardize nursing care documentation; and, (4) decrease the time nurses spend on clerical functions. Future plans for evaluation and expansion of the system are described.
D003201:Computers; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D008824:Michigan; D008838:Microcomputers; D009736:Nursing Process; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*