Effect of Quality of Nursing Documentation on Continuity of Patient Care | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 2, Volume 11, Issue 39 - Serial Number 1, September 2023, Pages 17-27 PDF (1.01 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2023.229171.1653 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Thabet Ahmed* 1; Nahed Shawkat Abo Elmagd2; Eman Kamel Hossny3; karima Hosny Abdelhafez3 | ||
| 1Nursing Specialist, New valley, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Nursing documentation is the record of nursing care that is organized and provided to specific patients and clients by licensed nurses or other caregivers acting under a licensed nurse's supervision. Aim: To investigate the effect of quality of nursing documentation on continuity of patient care at Elkharga general hospitals. Study design: Descriptive correlation design was used in this study. Study setting: This study was conducted at Elkharga General Hospital Affiliated to Ministry of Health and Population. Samples: Included two types of samples are convenient sample of nurses working at Elkharga general hospital with total number (no=80) and patient's records and departments records. Data collection: Data was collected using three tools adapted by the researcher1 sttool Quality of nursing documentation questionnaire. 2 nd tool Concurrent auditing checklist for nurse’s records. 3 rdtool continuity of patient care checklist observation. Results: This study indicated that there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between quality of nursing documentation and continuity of patient care. Conclusion: There was an accepted level of nursing documentation quality, the majority of total nurses samples had an average level of continuity of patient care. Recommendations: Holding a workshop for the nurses on the value of nursing documentation, as well as frequent audits, regular feedback, disciplinary action for defaulters, and rewards for high achievers. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Quality of nursing documentations & Continuity of patients care | ||
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