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Implementing bar code technology in the OR
Author(s) -
Schmaus Diane
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)69298-9
Subject(s) - bar (unit) , documentation , code (set theory) , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , patient care , medical emergency , medicine , nursing , programming language , artificial intelligence , physics , set (abstract data type) , meteorology
A bar code system reduces the amount of time that nurses spend manually documenting patient care and performing other clerical tasks. By implementing a bar code system, nurses can spend more time giving patient care, risk managers can have more legible and complete documentation, and managers have access to a wide variety of useful reports.