Bringing the Nurse Back to the Bedside

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2021 Dec 15:284:233-235. doi: 10.3233/SHTI210713.

Abstract

As digitisation continues to increase across Australian health services, the nursing profession has focused on analysing and measuring the way care is provided to the patients. Focus on optimising nursing workflows and improved care delivery has presented challenges but this is now demonstrating improvements in patient care outcomes and time for care.

Keywords: Nursing; bedside care; care plans; device integration; digital hospital; digitisation; informatics; information technology; mobility; patient care.

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Humans
  • Nursing*
  • Quality of Health Care*