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Interfacing bioinstruments with computers for data collection in nursing research.

L L Harrison
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Nurse researchers gain many advantages over manual collection and recording of data when they interface bioinstruments with computer technology for data collection. This article describes both the advantages and disadvantages of such technology, and uses examples from a study evaluating the effects of parent touch on preterm infants to illustrate strategies to overcome potential disadvantages.

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Analog-Digital ConversionData CollectionData DisplayElectronic Data ProcessingHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicNursing ResearchSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedSoftwareTransducersJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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L L Harrison. 1989. Interfacing bioinstruments with computers for data collection in nursing research.. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.4770120210

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