Electronic Records With Tablets at the Point of Care in an Internal Medicine Unit: Before-After Time Motion Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are many benefits of nursing professionals being able to consult electronic health records (EHRs) at the point of care. It promotes quality and patient security, communication, continuity of care, and time dedicated to records.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether making EHRs available at the point of care with tablets reduces nurses' time spent on records compared with the current system. The analysis included sociodemographic and qualitative variables, time spent per patient, and work shift. This time difference can be used for direct patient care.

Methods

A before-after time motion study was carried out in the internal medicine unit. There was a total of 130 observations of 2 hours to 3 hours in duration of complete patient recor

SUBMITTER: Perez-Marti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8874839 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature