Finland
Research Article
Usefulness of Nursing Documentations in Multi-professional Collaboration and Information Exchange in Finland
Author(s): Anne Kuusisto, Pirkko Nykänen and Johanna KaipioAnne Kuusisto, Pirkko Nykänen and Johanna Kaipio
Background: Efficient collaboration and information exchange among care givers is essential during patient´s hospital period for the high quality and safety of patient care. Nursing documentation plays important part in effective collaboration and information exchange. One prerequisite for efficient and productive multidisciplinary collaboration is the nursing documentation when it is in appropriate format and easily accessible. In Finland, nursing documents are produced, stored and represented with a nursing documentation system (NDS), which is part of an electronic health record (EHR). The nursing model applied is based on a nursing process, a nationally defined nursing core data set and the Finnish Care Classification (FinCC). Research design and method: This study is a part of the research where we evaluated the feasibility and usability of the structured nursing documentati.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-1168.1000184
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