title: Flexible monitoring in the management of patient care processes: one year after the pilot study.
abstract: A pilot study at a large metropolitan hospital in Auckland identified a specific group of patients that can be safely monitored outside the Coronary Care Unit using Flexible Monitoring technology. This article describes the project management processes used to further develop the remote monitoring system into a hospital network of remote monitoring. The educational and staff support resources required throughout the project are described as are the strategies adopted to meet those needs including the utilization of online learning. Outcomes from the introduction of the system include improved electrokardiogram interpretation by nursing staff and improved ECG resource allocation.
authors.affiliation: Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*