An intranet-based information system for nurses.

Nurses require extensive information and it must be up to date. At large highly specialized hospitals paper-based communication is not sufficient. This article describes the design and implementation of an intranet-based nursing information system for a major university hospital in Germany. The organizational infrastructure and the technical concept are discussed. The intensive use of the system during the first year of operation indicates an urgent need for computerized nursing information and suggests that intranet technology can meet this need.