1. Use of Electronic and Paper-based Standardized Nursing Care Plans to Improve Nurses’ Documentation Quality in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital.
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Adereti, Chinma Stella and Olaogun, Adenike Ayobola
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ACADEMIC medical centers , *CHI-squared test , *CLINICAL trials , *HOSPITAL wards , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL software , *NURSING care plans , *NURSING records , *PAMPHLETS , *PUBLIC hospitals , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing , *T-test (Statistics) , *SAMPLE size (Statistics) , *JUDGMENT sampling , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *EDUCATIONAL outcomes , *DATA analysis software , *ELECTRONIC health records , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *HOSPITAL nursing staff , *TERTIARY care , *FRIEDMAN test (Statistics) - Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of electronic and paper-based standardized nursing care plans (SNCPs) use on quality of nurses’ documentation. METHODS: Using quasi-experimental design, two wards were grouped into electronic and paper-based wards. Nurses were trained to use electronic- and paperbased SNCPs for care-planning and documentation. Data was collected before, 3, and 6 months postintervention and analyzed with SPSS version 20. FINDINGS: There was improvement in documentation quality in the two wards after introducing SNCPs with higher quality scores in the electronic ward postintervention. CONCLUSION: Providing SNCPs in electronic and paper formats is critical to improving nursing documentation. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Adequate training and support for nurses are needed for successful implementation of SNCPs in electronic health records (EHRs) in developing nations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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