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Title:
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HAND-HELD REMOTE DECISION SUPPORT AID FOR THE NOVICE NURSE |
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Author(s):
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P. Fortier , H. Michel , N. Dluhy , E. Oneill |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-5-2 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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Data mining, wireless DSS, novice nursing tool. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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461 |
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Last Page:
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468 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The statement, data rich and information poor, holds for the clinical nursing decision support domain. Modern hospitals
are well equipped with monitoring and other data collection devices which provide relatively inexpensive means to
collect and store patient data in inter and intra hospital information systems. The problem lies in how this stored data is
utilized to support nurses patient care decisions. In typical environments collected information is used to aid in
monitoring patient care for use in billing decisions not to improve patient outcomes. The novice nurse who has frontline
responsibility for managing patient symptoms, monitoring complications, and anticipating preventative measures,
however, may not have access to this information in a timely manner to aid in patients outcomes. In addition, traditional
evidence-based knowledge and standardized guides, such as clinical algorithms supporting off-line clinical nursing
decisions are not available for on-line real-time access. To alter this state, we are developing an integrated hand-held
remote patient monitoring, analysis and decision support aid for the novice nurse linked wirelessly to the typical hospitals
wealth of patient care data stored on a central server. This paper describes research to develop a prototype Decision
Support System (DSS) to guide novice nurses in traversing the nursing diagnostic process without limiting the nurses
choice at all times to perform the most suitable and appropriate and beneficial action towards the patient. |
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