Implementation of a patient data management system in an ICU
Implementation of a patient data management system in an ICU is a scholarly work, published in 2004 in ''Connect The World of Critical Care Nursing''. The main subjects of the publication include medicine, nursing manager, intensive care unit, quality management, medical emergency, process management, Internet of things, process, health informatics, nursing, alarm fatigue, management system, and computer science. The aim of this paper is to describe the process of acquisition and implementation of a patient data management system (PDMS) into an intensive care unit (ICU).A PDMS can provide support in nursing care and may prove to be a valuable instrument in improving the quality of ICU care.To be successful, the implementation process requires careful planning in order to be accepted by the medical and nursing staff.