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B B Frink

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Randomized clinical trials: issues for researchers.

The clinical trial is a randomized prospective study of human subjects in which the effectiveness of an intervention is compared against a control. Such a trial is considered to be a critical test of an innovative therapy. Trials require careful design and planning to be scientifically valid and clinically pertinent. In this review the clinical trial and its role in research are defined, and major ethical, methodological, and feasibility issues associated with trial design and organization are described.

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Scanner technology for data-based decision making.

Scanner systems offer several benefits to nurse executives. Clinical, educational, and administrative data can guide the nurse executive's decisions providing greater control over patient care outcomes. Information from large patient care data sets provides a powerful tool for persuading executives in other departments. Additionally, the nurse executive who can eliminate the need for personnel to conduct time consuming and costly manual data entry, may be able to justify financial support for continued development of the nursing department's information system and technological training for the staff. In this way, scanner technology meets the immediate need for information and serves as an entry to more advanced communications systems.

Electronic Data Processing↗