INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR PATIENT SELF-CARE

OREM'S SELF-CARE NURSING MODEL IS THE MOST WIDELY APPLIED NURSING MODEL IN CLINICAL USE TODAY. IN THIS MODEL, DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS PATIENT CARE OUTCOMES, ARE LINKED AT ALL LEVELS. THROUGH USE OF OREM'S LANGUAGE, COMMON MEASURABLE GOALS, AND CONSISTENCY IN DESIRABLE PATIENT OUTCOMES, NURSE PRODUCTIVITY CAN BE DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE TO PATIENT CARE OUTCOMES. THE RESEARCH PROPOSED IS TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION OF THE OREM SELF-CARE NURSING MODEL FOR IBM PC-COMPATIBLE COMPUTERS. DURING PHASE I, THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SELECTED FOR USE: DATA-GATHERING TOOLS FOR PATIENT CARE ASSESSMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF NURSING CARE, AND PATIENT OUTCOMES; WORK-FLOW PLAN FOR A COMPUTER-ASSISTED ASSESSMENT AND CARE SYSTEM; AND TESTING METHODOLOGY FOR VERIFICATION OF PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF PATIENT OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION, CLINICAL TESTING SITES WILL BE IDENTIFIED.