I currently work as a long-term care nurse manager. I oversee twenty-one nurses, forty plus certified nurses aids and sixty patients. The clinical dashboard at my place of employment has become useful to me as a leader in managing the plethora of data in my facility (p. 302). The dashboard quickly displays important data elements such as critical lab results, clinical alerts, pharmacy notifications and radiology alerts. Every morning I look at the dashboard to monitor my patient's data and evaluate their needs. The dashboard allows me to make course corrections or change strategies in a timely manner to increase quality of care (p.
