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Evaluating an intensive ward-based writing coach programme to improve nursing documentation: Lessons learned

  • Diana Jefferies
  • , Maree Johnson
  • , Daniel Nicholls
  • , R Langdon
  • , Shushila Lad

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    Abstract

    Aim: This study aimed to develop a ward-based writing coach programme to improve the quality of patient information in nursing documentation. Background: Omissions in the patient information make nursing notes an unreliable source for care planning. Strategies to improve the quality of nursing documentation have been unsuccessful. An education programme, with one-to-one coaching in the clinical environment, was tested.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)394-401
    Number of pages8
    JournalInternational Nursing Review
    Volume59
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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