Extended communication possibilities for nurses: taking context into consideration.
Due to the versatile nature of nurses' work, whether contact requests can be initiated or received depends on the situation the nurses find themselves in. Through a qualitative study influenced by the participatory design methodology, we uncover issues with a communication system at a hospital when nurses are situated in different contexts. Based on the findings, we suggest a new system design where nurses can initiate and receive contact requests on a heterogeneous set of devices. Further, we argue that the new system should allow communication of context information to aid nurses to assert whether to engage in a communication request or not.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Telematics, Trondheim, Norway.
Joakim
J
Klemets
Lill
L
Kristiansen
D006804:Ergonomics / Q000379:methods*; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009664:Norway; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*