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An Application for Pairing with Wearable Devices to Monitor Personal Health Status
Published on: February 3, 2022
[Pocket computers. Applications for personal digital assistants, PDAs]
Josep Anton i Riera1, Juan Carlos Juárez Giménez, Noemí Aznar Sorribes
1Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) offer nurses a wide array of applications for managing information, improving access to data, and enhancing patient care. These mobile tools support various nursing practices, from clinical data management to drug administration.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Nursing Technology
Context:
- The healthcare environment necessitates efficient information management for professionals.
- Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) represent a key technology for improving data access and storage in healthcare settings.
Purpose:
- To review general techniques and databases available through PDAs for nursing practice.
- To identify and categorize useful PDA applications for nurses based on a literature and internet search (1999-2006).
Summary:
- A comprehensive search identified 94 PDA applications relevant to nursing, covering areas such as practice management, clinical data, pharmacology, diagnostics, and medical references.
- Each identified application includes details on content, sources, technical requirements, cost, and availability.
- PDAs provide a versatile range of applications supporting nurses across various professional duties.
Impact:
- PDAs enhance the capabilities of nursing professionals by providing readily accessible information and management tools.
- The study highlights the significant potential of mobile technology to support and improve nursing workflows and patient care delivery.
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