title: [Computerizing the application of nursing care procedures].
abstract: To put into practice a working method which allows nursing personnel to apply Nursing Attention Procedures by means of a computerized system requires: the elaboration of a data sheet which identifies problems at the moment a patient is admitted; the establishment of plans for adequate care according to those problems identified; provide both of these with a computerized support system which enables their integration into a computerized clinical file. The evaluation of patients by means of questionnaires and the review of clinical files permits one to conclude: that nursing treatments follow a protocol and are individualized; that this makes it easier to record problems, both real or potential which a patient has, as well as the treatment which nurses apply daily; that this makes it possible to collect data which the computerized treatment system makes available for future analysis; that permits one to calculate the costs of nursing functions in posterior treatment phases; and that introduces a working system which is a motivating element for the personnel of a unit.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Enfermería, Hospital Reina Sofía de Tudela, Navarra.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Irisarri Ojer
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Pérez
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: González Lapeña
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arnedo Arriarán
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zubieta Les
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Varea Pérez
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*