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Use of Electronic and Paper-based Standardized Nursing Care Plans to Improve Nurses' Documentation Quality in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
- Source :
- International journal of nursing knowledgeReferences. 30(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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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 paper-based 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.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Paper
media_common.quotation_subject
Developing country
Nigeria
Documentation
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Patient Care Planning
Teaching hospital
03 medical and health sciences
Nursing care
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Nursing
Electronic Health Records
Humans
Nursing documentation
Quality (business)
030212 general & internal medicine
Hospitals, Teaching
media_common
Nursing practice
030504 nursing
Research and Theory
Paper based
Middle Aged
Fundamentals and skills
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20473095
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of nursing knowledgeReferences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fd750736d06fb850c1363336155f937d