HOSPITALS
DIGITAL NURSING NETWORK
In July 2021 , the ‘ Digital Nursing Network ’ pilot programme was introduced in the Emergency Department and in July 2022 it was expanded hospital-wide .
Now , in just 30 seconds , we can measure , collect and transcribe patients ’ vital signs data , allowing nurses to spend more time engaging with patients and assisting them with exercises . Emergency Department and in July 2022 it was expanded hospital-wide .
“ In the first month , the new programme led to the entire hospital saving the equivalent of 81 nurses and 648 hours of nursing record workload per day ”
WANG LIHUA , NURSING MANAGER
collected and intelligently recorded . A minimum of 10 hours in the time spent on nursing documentation has been reduced every day . The Digital Nursing Network ’ s clear success led to its hospital-wide expansion in July 2022 . In the first month , the new programme led to the entire hospital saving the equivalent of 81 nurses and 648 hours of nursing record workload per day .
When Streamlined Nurse Workflow Meets Improved Patient Experience The Emergency Department is a multifunctional unit , receiving patients with various diseases , including surgery , internal medicine and poisoning .
“ Our department handles cases of poisoning , neurology , cardiology , respiratory medicine , gastrointestinal diseases and other medical emergencies with great uncertainty ,” said Guan Haiyang , Nursing Director of the Emergency Department at the hospital . “ Our nurses here actually have a tougher job . They are required to have comprehensive professional knowledge and skills in everything . Our department has 27 nurses , each of whom must work three-night shifts per month .”
Before introducing the Digital Nursing Network , nurses made bedside visits every 30 minutes and recorded patient monitoring data on paper . They then returned to the nurse station to input this data into the electronic nursing record . With 10 monitored patients , this process generated over 10 hours of nursing documentation work every day . For the remaining unmonitored patients , spot
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