How does nursing data quality relate to decision support?
The quality of nursing data is closely related to the quality of the decision support system. The higher the quality of the data the higher the quality of the decision support system. The problem with most data used in decision support systems is that it relies heavily on quantitative sources and nursing data is not always in quantitative easily swallowed formats. Much of what we as nurses do is not measurable by quantitative means and this means that data must be collected via other methods. One such method is qualitative. How often is qualitative data included in decision support systems? After devoting a little time to searching for decison support systems that incorporate qualitative data, I came up empty handed.
Maybe the problem is not with the quality of nursing data. Maybe the problem lies with the type of data that is easiest to incorporate into todays decision support systems. I imagine that a decision support system designed to take into account the unique data collected by nurses could be quite useful and provide relevant up to date information to assist in the complex decisions nurses are faced with on a daily basis. What do you guys think?
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