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Making Patient Risk Visible: Implementation of a Nursing Document Information System to Improve Patient Safety
Panfeng Wang1, Hongjun Zhang2, Baohua Li2
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University 3rd Hospital, Beijing, China.
Objectives:
The aims of this study were to develop a nursing information system (NIS), enhance the visibility of patient risk, and identify challenges and facilitators to adoption of the NIS risk assessment system for nurse leaders.
Methods:
This article describes the function of a nursing risk assessment information system, and the results of a survey on the risk assessment system.
Results:
The results suggested that quality of information processing in nursing significantly improved patient safety. Nurses surveyed demonstrated a high degree of satisfaction, with saving time and improving safety.
Conclusions:
The nursing document information system described was introduced to improve patient safety and decrease risk. The application of the system has greatly enhanced the efficiency of nursing work, and guides the nurses to make an accurate, comprehensive and objective assessment of patient information, contributing significantly to further improvement in care standards and care decisions.
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