Posted: January 20th, 2016

In your brief analysis, please include recommendations for: (1) wireless connectivity with personal digital assistants ( PDAs); (2) appropriate screen size for the monitor; (3) use of a mobile cart versus a bedside terminal/point of care; and (5) any other features you feel will be helpful to the medical staff.

You are a Human Factors Consultant hired to design a Vital Signs Monitor. Your client wants to navigate through the Vital Signs Monitor’s menu with ease and have the Electronic Health Record (EHR) accurately capture the data. You will need to examine the key elements of human factors and health information systems by utilizing your Unit Reading resources. Use your expertise to document your human factors analysis of how the Vital Signs Monitor’s interface with the EHR should be designed. In your brief analysis, please include recommendations for: (1) wireless connectivity with personal digital assistants ( PDAs); (2) appropriate screen size for the monitor; (3) use of a mobile cart versus a bedside terminal/point of care; and (5) any other features you feel will be helpful to the medical staff.