Re-establishing effective team work.
The Weed System of Problem Orientated Medical Records (POMR) was first used by medical staff in the psychogeriatric unit at Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea in 1976. In 1983, when the Nursing Process was introduced, it became apparent that both systems are virtually identical. Although different terminology is used, each contains four components--data collection, listing of problems, drawing up management plans and establishing systematic reviews. This paper describes an experiment, in progress for three years, which has joined both systems into a unified method of working which is used by each member of the multidisciplinary team.
D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D009736:Nursing Process; D010348:Patient Care Team