By studying the printed data, analyzing the charts, and reviewing the graphs, a user can turn data into information. This fin al step in the data-gathering and tracking process requires the expertise of an experienced registered nurse to pull all of the facts together into a coherent whole. The first report using Risk Man Tracker was submitted in October 1995. The user and the nursing administrative staff quickly recognized the advantages of this new process. The software demonstrates consistent accuracy when tabulating data and provides user-friendly tables for quick reference.
Caregivers receive reports on inpatient injuries much earlier than they did before.
Because we are involved in an ongoing evaluation and improvement process, the programmer and I are in constant collaboration abo ut changes in the software. The next step is to eliminate the paperwork fully and to have appropriate staff on each unit complete the on-screen forms at the time of an incident. She also is the performance improvement and nursing informatics coordinator and a leader of multidisciplinary work teams at Butler, and she is active in medical center education. Wenzel maintains a certification in perioperative nursing. The study of nursing informatics.