J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2010 Dec;21(4):512-521. 10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.4.512.

Developing a Smart Phone Application for the OMAHA System Guidelines

• Hong HS
• Lee IK
• Hong SJ
• Kim HS

• KMID: 2292881
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.4.512

Abstract

PURPOSE
The remarkable progress in information and communication technology has had a great effect on the healthcare delivery system. The development of smart phone applications is a new field. The aim of our research was to provide assistance in developing smart phone applications for community health nursing.
METHODS
Based on an informative approach, this study developed persona and site maps, followed by a storyboard as a way of analyzing users' requirements and designing responses in the context of smart phone application development methodology.
RESULTS
We developed persona, user interface and database design successfully, and then seven nurses selected four nursing problems (income, residence, pain, and digestion hydration). The search time in seconds for the 2005 English OMAHA guidelines to find three nursing interventions for these problems was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the smart phone application. The results showed that smart phone applications' search was 21 times faster on the average than book guidelines.
CONCLUSION
An English version of the OMAHA system application was developed for the Android smart phone market. It is hoped that smart phone applications such as this will be used internationally for nursing education.

Keyword

Nursing Informatics; Community health nursing; Guideline; Education

MeSH Terms

Community Health Nursing
Delivery of Health Care
Digestion
Education
Education, Nursing
Hope
Nursing
Nursing Informatics
Smartphone

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  Figure 1 Site maps of Omaha system guideline.

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  Figure 2 Six tables of Omaha system.

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  Figure 3 Android based test view of main menu.

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  Figure 4 Screen shot of Omaha system overview.

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  Figure 5 Searching problem or intervention.

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