Electronic nursing documentation interventions to promote or improve patient safety and quality care : A systematic review

McCarthy, Bridie and Fitzgerald, Serena and O’Shea, Maria and Condon, Carol and Hartnett-Collins, Gerardina and Clancy, Martin and Sheehy, Agnes and Denieffe, Suzanne and Bergin, Michael and Savage, Eileen (2019) Electronic nursing documentation interventions to promote or improve patient safety and quality care : A systematic review. Journal of Nursing Management, 27 (3). pp. 491-501. ISSN 0966-0429

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Abstract

Aim: To review the evidence on the effects/impact of electronic nursing documentation interventions on promoting or improving quality care and/or patient safety in acute hospital settings. Background: Electronic documentation has been recommended to improve quality care and patient safety. With the gradual move from paper-based to electronic nursing documentation internationally, there is a need to identify interventions that can effectively improve quality care and patient safety. Evaluation: We conducted a systematic review on the effectiveness of electronic nursing documentation interventions on promoting or improving quality care and/or patient safety in acute hospital settings. Key Issues: Six articles reporting on six individual studies met all eligibility criteria. They were uncontrolled pre/post intervention studies reporting positive impacts on at least one or more outcomes. Most outcomes related to documentation practice and documentation of content. Conclusion: Some evidence from our review indicates that implementing electronic nursing documentation in acute hospital settings is time saving, reduces rates of documentation errors, falls and infections. Implications for Nursing Management: A planned approach from management over time to allow nurses adapt to new electronic systems of documentation would seem a good investment in terms of efficiency of work time, possibly resulting in more time for clinical care.

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Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2022 23:02
Last Modified:	12 Aug 2023 19:25
URI:	http://repository-testing.wit.ie/id/eprint/3690

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