title: Effect of Computerized Nursing Documentation on Clinical Care Activities in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
abstract: A point of care computerized nursing documentation system is being evaluated to determine if the implementation resulted in a timesaving for neonatal nurse practitioners (NNP) while preparing for patient rounds. A benefit of the hypothesized decreased work process is earlier initiation of care changes thus improving care quality. Observable activities within the work process were timed before and again 4 months after implementation of the computerized nursing documentation system. Data will be analyzed and results reported.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Heermann
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starkey
authors.forename: Cheryl B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017283:Neonatal Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009737:Nursing Records; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis