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Personal data assistants: using new technology to enhance nursing practice.

Judith A Lewis1, Catherine O Sommers

  • 1School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA 23298, USA. jalewis@vcu.edu

MCN. the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing
|March 12, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Personal data assistants (PDAs) offer nurses immediate access to current patient information, improving care delivery. This technology enhances nursing practice by providing vital data at the point of care.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Informatics
  • Health Technology Assessment

Background:

  • Nurses require timely, accurate information for effective patient care.
  • Traditional print resources are often outdated by the time of use.
  • Accessing web-based information during patient encounters is frequently impractical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the utility of personal data assistants (PDAs) in enhancing nursing care.
  • To identify general and healthcare-specific applications of PDAs for nurses.
  • To guide nurses in selecting appropriate PDAs and applications.

Main Methods:

  • Review of personal data assistant technology and applications relevant to nursing.
  • Discussion of factors influencing PDA adoption by nurses.
  • Categorization of PDA uses from general organization to clinical decision support.

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Main Results:

  • PDAs provide immediate access to current information at the point of care.
  • General PDA applications include calendars, address books, and reminders.
  • Specific healthcare applications include patient tracking, pharmacologic databases, and clinical decision support tools.

Conclusions:

  • PDAs significantly augment comprehensive nursing care by providing instant access to critical data.
  • Nurses should consider specific factors when choosing a PDA for optimal application in their practice.
  • The integration of PDAs represents a valuable advancement in nursing informatics.