title: The effect of the electronic medical record on nurses' work.
abstract: The electronic medical record (EMR) is a workplace reality for most nurses. Its advantages include a single consolidated record for each person; capacity for data interfaces and alerts; improved interdisciplinary communication; and evidence-based decision support. EMRs can add to work complexity, by forcing better documentation of previously unrecorded data and/or because of poor design. Well-designed and well-implemented computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems can streamline nurses' work. Generational differences in acceptance of and facility with EMRs can be addressed through open, healthy communication.
authors.affiliation: North Memorial Health Care, Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA. jane.robles@northmemorial.com
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robles