A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OFNURSING DOCUMENTATION IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 12, Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2016, Pages 187-197 PDF (321.85 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2016.149432 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shaimaa Ali1; Wafaa Sleem1; Wessam Elsayed2 | ||
| 1Nursing Administration, Faculty Of Nursing, Mansoura University ,Egypt | ||
| 2Nursing Administration, Faculty Of Nursing, Mansoura University ,Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Nursing documentation is one of the most important aspect of health care providers. The quality of nursing documentation is a reflection of the standard of individual professional practice. The study aimed toassess nursing documentation in intensive care units at Mansoura Emergency Hospital . Subject and Methods: Descriptive design was used and the study was conducted on 206 patient files in intensive care units at Man sure Emergency Hospital. Nursing documentation checklist was used . Results: The findings of the study show that the nursing documentation in the intensive care unitswas inadequate. Conclusion: The study concluded that nursing documentation of patients in ICU is insufficient and doesn't reflect adequate use of nursing process. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nursing documentation; Nursing process; Intensive care unit | ||
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