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Using Personas and Prototypes to Define Nurses' Requirements for a Novel Patient Monitoring Display
Sven Koch, Amanda Sheeren, Nancy Staggers
69 - 73
10.3233/978-1-60750-024-7-69
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 146: Connecting Health and Humans
Abstract

Software is often designed based on the designer's mental model rather than the user's. To correct this, we created personas (archetypes) of nurses using observations and semi-structured interviews. We developed and evaluated patient monitoring display prototypes for each persona. Among 11 ICU nurses, we found that the majority of nurses preferred a parsimonious data representation with large numbers and waveforms allowing all relevant data to be visible. Using personas and paper prototypes is an inexpensive and effective way to assess nurses' requirements and design preferences.

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