Bruggemann, Glenn and Gurney, Tiana and Hafeez-Baig, Abdul and March, Judy and Weale, Greg (2009) The trial of PDAs in Queensland public hospitals and its effect on patient safety. In: 2nd Passionate about Practice Conference, 29-30 Jul 2009, Brisbane, Australia .
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Abstract
[Abstract]: This study has examined the usage of wireless handheld devices (PDAs – personal digital assistants) in the improvement of nursing decision making within Queensland Health. The research question that this study sought to answer was: ‘will the decision making algorithms that are built on a handheld device improve the clinical decision making analysis by Queensland nurses?’
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | No evidence of copyright restrictions. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PDA, nursing, decision making, wireless technology |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 08 Information and Computing Sciences > 0806 Information Systems > 080605 Decision Support and Group Support Systems 10 Technology > 1005 Communications Technologies > 100510 Wireless Communications |
| Subjects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |
| ID Code: | 6716 |
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| Deposited On: | 25 Feb 2010 14:24 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2012 17:44 |
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