title: Reflections from a point-of-care pilot nurse group experience.
abstract: Home care agencies often fail to commit adequate resource time preparing nurses for POC technology. Successful implementations need to incorporate human issues in addition to the technical aspects for POC. This article discusses the experiences and perceptions of nurses who participated in a pilot POC training group. The pilot group and key elements of the training are presented. The results of a focus group present the major POC focus of importance for the nurses.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio, 2500 E. 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44115-3204, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thoman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Struk
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Spero
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Stricklin
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education; D003200:Computer User Training; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004526:Efficiency; D017144:Focus Groups; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000592:standards*