Nurse call and the work environment: Lessons learned

Authors
Miller, ET Deets, C Miller, RV
Citation
Et. Miller et al., Nurse call and the work environment: Lessons learned, J NURS C Q, 15(3), 2001, pp. 7-15
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY
ISSN journal
10573631 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
7 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-3631(200104)15:3<7:NCATWE>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Because of the complexity and dynamic nature of the health care system, eff ective communication remains pivotal to the health care process. This artic le compares nursing time and user friendliness of two nurse call systems in a large metropolitan hospital. Results identify ways to save RN time and a cknowledge the importance of unit secretaries in the daily operation of a n urse call system operation on an adult medical-surgical unit.