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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

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Published on: February 16, 2011

Foundations for a nursing services reference model.

Liza Heslop¹, Keith Toh, Evelyn Hovenga

¹School of Nursing and Midwifery, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Liza.Heslop@vu.edu

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|September 16, 2010

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A new Nursing Services Reference Model (NSRM) is proposed to address the lack of computer-processable nursing data in Australian healthcare. Developing this model is crucial for enabling reliable digital documentation and electronic processing of nursing services.

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Healthcare Information Systems

Background:

The Australian healthcare industry faces challenges with integrating nursing practice data into health information systems.
Current systems lack computer-processable data for nursing content and activities.
This hinders reliable electronic processing of nursing services.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the Nursing Services Reference Model (NSRM) as a theoretical framework.
To describe the components and necessity of developing an NSRM.
To explore methodological considerations for NSRM development.

Main Methods:

Theoretical position and discussion paper.
Conceptual analysis of nursing services.
Exploration of methodological issues in reference model development.

Main Results:

The NSRM concept is defined, outlining its components.
The critical need for an NSRM to standardize nursing data is established.
Methodological challenges in creating a comprehensive NSRM are discussed.

Conclusions:

A standardized NSRM is essential for unambiguous description of nursing services.
Development of the NSRM is a prerequisite for effective digital documentation.
Implementing the NSRM will facilitate reliable electronic processing of nursing services in healthcare.