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Development of a student nurse practitioner computerized clinical log
1Family Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio School School of Nursing, San Antonio, Texas 78284-7951, USA. Longworth@UTHSCSA.edu
Abstract:
A computerized clinical log was developed and revised over a period of three semesters by the family nurse practitioner students at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. Students entered data on a disk formatted in Microsoft Access, and results were analyzed by the Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS). More than 4,000 patient encounters were documented during three semesters. The development and refinement of the computerized log are described. Results are presented and the implications of the database for educational, curricular and employment purposes are discussed.
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