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Nursing Decision Support: The Challenges Facing Nursing in Regard to Computerization

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Decision Support Systems in Critical Care

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Abstract

It is the purpose of the authors to acquaint other health care professionals with the evolving role of computers in nursing. With the introduction of computers at the bedside, technology has bolstered the nurse’s ability to collect, correlate, interpret, and monitor thousands of pieces of information per patient. The computer provides immediate access to information that will complement the nurse’s decision-making process.

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  1. Judy Blaufuss
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 90048-1865, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    M. Michael Shabot M.D. (Associate Director of Surgery Director of Surgical Intensive Care Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology) (Associate Director of Surgery Director of Surgical Intensive Care Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology)

  2. UCLA School of Medicine, 90048, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    M. Michael Shabot M.D. (Associate Director of Surgery Director of Surgical Intensive Care Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology) (Associate Director of Surgery Director of Surgical Intensive Care Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology)

  3. Medical Computing, LDS Hospital, 84143, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Reed M. Gardner Ph.D. (Co-Director Professor of Medical Informatics) (Co-Director Professor of Medical Informatics)

  4. University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Reed M. Gardner Ph.D. (Co-Director Professor of Medical Informatics) (Co-Director Professor of Medical Informatics)

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Blaufuss, J., Leyerle, B.J. (1994). Nursing Decision Support: The Challenges Facing Nursing in Regard to Computerization. In: Shabot, M.M., Gardner, R.M. (eds) Decision Support Systems in Critical Care. Computers and Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2698-7_19

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