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L P Nauright

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PubMed1995

Front-line hospital staff from six hospitals rate benefits of hospital information systems.

The purpose of these descriptive, correlational studies was to identify benefits realized from computerized hospital information systems (HIS) and the value of those benefits as perceived by front-line system users. A total of 695 respondents from six hospitals described benefits related to the quality of care, interdisciplinary communication, and collaboration; these were realized to a greater extent and were more important than benefits related to cost-savings. Perceptions of nurses regarding the extent to which benefits were realized were not significantly different than those of non-nurse staff; however nurses rated potential benefits much higher in importance than did non-nurses. Perceptions were not consistently linked to demographic variables; the factor most influencing perceptions was the extent of computerization in the department. Findings appear useful to researchers studying HIS benefits and to system designers and vendors endeavoring to make HIS more user-friendly, functional, and marketable.

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PubMed1994

Benefits of hospital information systems as seen by front-line nurses and general hospital staff.

A series of descriptive correlation studies involving 6 hospitals and 697 respondents identified the benefits of computerized hospital information systems (HIS) and the value of those benefits as perceived by front-line system users. Benefits related to quality of care were realized to a greater extent, and considered more important, than those related to cost/savings/productivity or professionalism/recruitment/retention. Perceptions of nurses were not significantly different from those of general hospital staff members. Scattered significant correlations were revealed between demographic and organization variables and perceptions of benefits.

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Telephone triage and consultation: an emerging role for nurses.

Telephone triage and consultation is increasingly being used to counsel patients about the appropriate level and timing of care. Nurses are becoming the most frequently used health care professionals providing this care. Although roles vary, consensus is emerging about role definition, scope of practice, and use of protocols. Professional associations and state boards of nursing are examining critical issues related to licensure and standards of practice. Nurses who practice telephone triage and consultation indicate that it is an exciting and demanding specialty with unique issues related to quality, documentation, amount of experience necessary, information resources, and supportive technology. The issues reported by practicing nurses are not necessarily those reported in the literature (e.g., liability, licensure, and practice standards). Developing or modifying current standards of practice needs immediate attention from professional nursing groups, as does the issue of licensure. Nursing educators need to be aware of this emerging role and prepare their students to function competently in this area. Finally, researchers have a rich and varied field of study around this new practice field and its impact on patient care and outcomes.

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