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. 2003 Jan-Feb;10(1):69–84. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1118

Table 2 .

Some characteristics of the four study wards where a computer-based nursing documentation system has been introduced

Unit Patients' profile Number of beds Number of cases in 2000 Mean duration of stay Number of nursing staff
Ward A Psychiatry Acute psychiatric diseases 21 399 20.7 days 19
Ward B Psychiatry Acute psychiatric diseases 28 655 13.7 days 17
Ward C Pediatrics Children under 2 years 15 600 4.5 days 13
Ward D Dermatology Diverse dermatological cases 20 589 9.6 days 12