Effectiveness of Using Clinical Decision Support System in Nursing Records.

This study evaluates the impact of Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) integration into the Nursing Information System 2.0 on nursing records and nurse satisfaction. Longitudinal data collection employs questionnaires and nursing records audits.

The Effect of Implementation of a Nursing Information System: Experiences in a Regional Teaching Hospital in Taiwan.

The implementation of a nursing information system is a revolutionary change in that with its help nurses can quickly complete various assessments and treatment records and simplify manual work. Consequently, physicians and interdisciplinary teams can query information and deliver the most accurate treatment. Since the implementation of a nursing information system to the case hospital, the recording time difference between new and senior nurses was reduced; for new nurses, the recording time per shift decreased from 66.

Survival of patients aged over 80 years after Austin-Moore hemiarthroplasty and bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures.

Objectives: Hemiarthroplasty is recommended for treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in physically compromised elderly patients. The objective of this study was to analyze survival of patients aged >80 years after the implantation of either an Austin-Moore type prosthesis or a bipolar bearing prosthesis.

Methods: An Austin-Moore or bipolar hemiarthroplasty was implanted into 120 patients aged >80 years.