Application of computer information management in the daily work of obstetric nursing unit

Abstract

Objective To manage the non-medical routine affairs of obstetric nursing unit by using computer information management.Methods According to obstetric characteristics,different excel files were created on the desktop of working computer to record the temperature of the refrigerator,inventory records of materials,emergent medicines,equipments in rescue carts,UV disinfection,room temperature and humidity,and biological safety checks.All these record could be done in few minutes by clicking mouse.To compare the following contents between before two months before application (from November 2012 to December 2012) and two months after application (from January 2013 to February 2013):the time which was taken to complete the non-medical,daily routine affairs; the integrity of content; the timeliness of records; the convenience of data query,archiving and printing.Results Before the application of computer information management,the qualification rate of record content integrity was 83.6％ (51/61),the qualification rate of recording timeliness was 80.3％ (49/61) ; after the application of computer information management,the qualification rate of record content integrity and the qualification rate of recording timeliness beth are 100.0％ (59/59) ; the difference was statistically significant (x2 =8.51,12.90,respectively; P ＜ 0.05).The time,which was taken to complete records every day before and after the apphcation of the time required,was (33.9 ± 3.8) min and (21.9 ±1.5) min,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (t =22.64,P ＜ 0.05).The data query,archiving and printing of records is more convenient and standardized after the application of computer information management than that before the application of computer information management.Conclusions With the application of computer information management in the daily work,nurses have more time and energy to understand the patient's condition changes and demand so as to serve the patients better. Key words: Management information system ; Obstetric nursing ; Daily affairs