Optimization and evaluation of the flowchart for collecting and inputting vital signs data / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effect of the optimized flowchart for collecting and inputting the vital signs data using the latest mobile nursing information system,intensive care information system and multiple life parameter monitor.Methods Daily average total time for collecting and inputting vital signs data was calculated by using the working hours measurement and the minimum estimation method.Then the matched-pairs design was used to select 100 patients at random from 4 wards,whose vital signs data were collected and input by the nurses of different working time.The time for collecting and inputting the data before optimizing the flowchart was compared to that after optimizing the flowchart.Results The time for collecting and inputting the data of vital signs before the use of optimized flowchart was significantly shorter than that after using the flowchart.The time was shortened by 24.4 h every day on average if the latest mobile nursing information system was used together with the intensive care information system and the time by 154.1 h if the latest mobile nursing information system was used together with the intensive care information system and multiple life parameter monitor.Conclusion The optimized flowchat for collecting and inputting the vital signs data may be effective in improving the work efficiency of nursing.