title: Benefits of a joint nursing and laboratory point-of-care program: nursing and laboratory working together.
abstract: Critical care nurses contend daily with high pace, crisis-care, and dealing with patients, physicians, coworkers, and patients' family members. A point-of-care testing (POCT) program can assist with the quick decision making required of today's critical care nursing staff. By meshing the backgrounds of nursing and the central laboratory into one workable philosophy, POCT can ensure optimal patient care.
authors.affiliation: St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009658:North Dakota; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018511:Systems Integration