A Proposal for an Austrian Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)

A proposal for an Austrian Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS): a Delphi study.

OBJECTIVE Nursing Minimum Data Sets can be used to compare nursing care across clinical populations, settings, geographical areas, and time. NMDS can support nursing research, nursing management, and nursing politics. However, in contrast to other countries, Austria does not have a unified NMDS. The objective of this study is to identify possible data elements for an Austrian NMDS. METHODS A ...

Erratum to: Implementation of the Austrian Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS-AT): A Feasibility Study

After the publication of this article [1] it was noticed by the author that the article contained a couple of errors. On page three, under the sub-heading ‘Standardized form for data extraction’ it is stated that the form contained 6 nursing outcomes, whereas this should read as 5 nursing outcomes. Also, on page four, under the sub-heading ‘Data analysis’ there are two mistakes which refer to i...

Implementation of the Austrian Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS-AT): A Feasibility Study

BACKGROUND An Austrian Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS-AT) has been developed to describe the diversity of patient populations and variability of nursing care based on nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and nursing outcomes. The aim of this study is to test the feasibility of using this NMDS-AT by assessing the availability of data needed for the NMDS-AT in routine nursing documentation, ...

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

Minimum data set for electronic health card of schizophrenia

Purpose: Having a clinical information system is a good solution for monitoring medical problems. This system is designed to improve the speed and accuracy of data management. The goal is to replace medical records with a clinical information system to support storing, processing and distributing data in all the sections of a healthcare center. The purpose of this research was to determine ...