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- Title
The use of information technology to enhance patient safety and nursing efficiency.
- Authors
Tso-Ying Lee; Gi-Tseng Sun; Li-Tseng Kou; Mei-Ling Yeh; Lee, Tso-Ying; Sun, Gi-Tseng; Kou, Li-Tseng; Yeh, Mei-Ling
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Issues in patient safety and nursing efficiency have long been of concern. Advancing the role of nursing informatics is seen as the best way to address this.<bold>Objectives: </bold>The aim of this study was to determine if the use, outcomes and satisfaction with a nursing information system (NIS) improved patient safety and the quality of nursing care in a hospital in Taiwan.<bold>Method: </bold>This study adopts a quasi-experimental design. Nurses and patients were surveyed by questionnaire and data retrieval before and after the implementation of NIS in terms of blood drawing, nursing process, drug administration, bar code scanning, shift handover, and information and communication integration.<bold>Results: </bold>Physiologic values were easier to read and interpret; it took less time to complete electronic records (3.7 vs. 9.1 min); the number of errors in drug administration was reduced (0.08% vs. 0.39%); bar codes reduced the number of errors in blood drawing (0 vs. 10) and transportation of specimens (0 vs. 0.42%); satisfaction with electronic shift handover increased significantly; there was a reduction in nursing turnover (14.9% vs. 16%); patient satisfaction increased significantly (3.46 vs. 3.34).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Introduction of NIS improved patient safety and nursing efficiency and increased nurse and patient satisfaction. Medical organizations must continually improve the nursing information system if they are to provide patients with high quality service in a competitive environment.
- Subjects
MEDICAL informatics; INFORMATION technology; PATIENT safety; NURSING; PATIENT satisfaction
- Publication
Technology & Health Care, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 5, p917
- ISSN
0928-7329
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3233/THC-170848