Effects of Language Differences on Inpatient Fall Detection Using Deep Learning.

This study examined the effects of language differences between Korean and English on the performance of natural language processing in the classification task of identifying inpatient falls from unstructured nursing notes.

Extracting Symptoms of Agitation in Dementia from Free-Text Nursing Notes Using Advanced Natural Language Processing.

Nursing staff record observations about older people under their care in free-text nursing notes. These notes contain older people's care needs, disease symptoms, frequency of symptom occurrence, nursing actions, etc. Therefore, it is vital to develop a technique to uncover important data from these notes. This study developed and evaluated a deep learning and transfer learning-based named entity recognition (NER) model for extracting symptoms of agitation in dementia from the nursing notes. We employed a Clinical BioBERT model for word embedding. Then we applied bidirectional long-short-term memory (BiLSTM) and conditional random field (CRF) models for NER on nursing notes from Australian residential aged care facilities. The proposed NER model achieves satisfactory performance in extracting symptoms of agitation in dementia with a 75% F1 score and 78% accuracy. We will further develop machine learning models to recommend the optimal nursing actions to manage agitation.

Auditoria de contas: impacto de glosas ocorrido a falta de anotações de enfermagem / Audit of accounts: impact of glosses due to lack of nursing notes

A auditoria foi instituída no sistema de saúde para organizar, planejar e direcionar os recursos financeiros, tendo como maior parte das glosas hospitalares, justificada por ausência de anotações, principalmente ações das equipes de enfermagem e médica. É importante lembrar que os registros de enfermagem estão vinculados à grande parte do pagamento de materiais, medicamentos e procedimentos, principais fontes de lucratividade das instituições hospitalares. Sendo Assim, o principal meio de assegurar o recebimento do valor gasto é através das corretas anotações de enfermagem. Este estudo teve como objetivo de realizar um levantamento bibliográfico, sobre os impactos causado pelo registro de enfermagem referente as glosas hospitalares. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de revisão integrativa, classifica-se como qualitativa, do tipo exploratória e retrospectiva, foram avaliados vários artigos publicados com a temática sobre anotações de enfermagem e glosas. Conforme análise dos artigos selecionados para o estudo, evidenciou-se que existe a falta de anotações, checagem e carimbo por parte da equipe, refletindo em glosas durante o processo de faturamento hospitalar.(AU)

The audit was instituted in the health system to organize, plan and direct financial re-sources, with most of the hospital glosses, justified by the absence of notes, mainly ac-tions of the nursing and medical teams. It is important to remember that nursing records are linked to a large part of the payment for materials, medications and procedures, the main sources of profitability for hospital institutions. Therefore, the main means of ensur-ing receipt of the amount spent is through the correct nursing notes. This study aimed to carry out a bibliographic survey on the impacts caused by the nursing record referring to hospital glosses. This is an integrative review research, it is classified as qualitative, ex-ploratory and retrospective, several articles published with the theme of nursing notes and glosses were evaluated. According to the analysis of the articles selected for the study, it was evidenced that there is a lack of notes, checking and stamping by the team, reflecting in glosses during the hospital billing process.(AU)

La auditoría fue instituida en el sistema de salud para organizar, planificar y direccionar los recursos financieros, con la mayor parte de las glosas hospitalarias, justificadas por la ausencia de notas, principalmente de las acciones de los equipos de enfermería y médicos. Es importante recordar que los registros de enfermería están vinculados a gran parte del pago de materiales, medicamentos y procedimientos, principales fuentes de rentabilidad de las instituciones hospitalarias. Por lo tanto, el principal medio de garantizar la recepción del importe gastado es a través de las notas de enfermería correctas. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo realizar una pesquisa bibliográfica sobre los impactos causados por el registro de enfermería referente a las glosas hospitalarias. Se trata de una investigación de revisión integradora, se clasifica como cualitativa, ex-ploratoria y retrospectiva, se evaluaron varios artículos publicados con el tema de notas de enfermería y glosas. De acuerdo con el análisis de los artículos seleccionados para el estudio, se evidenció la falta de anotaciones, verificación y sellado por parte del equipo, reflejándose en glosas durante el proceso de facturación hospitalaria.(AU)

Development and validation of prediction model using nursing notes on sentiment scores for prognosis of patients with severe acute kidney injury receiving continuous renal replacement therapy based on computational intelligence algorithms.

Background: Currently, the prediction values of models for the prognosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) were ordinary and establishing a better prediction model is necessary. Nursing notes are an important predictor of in-hospital mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study established prognostic prediction models for AKI patients receiving CRRT especially using nursing notes. Methods: Totally, 682 AKI patients undergoing CRRT were included. AKI was diagnosed based on Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria. Four hundred and twelve patients lacking nursing notes data were excluded. Finally, 270 patients were included and randomly divided into a training set (n=189) and a testing set (n=81) at a ratio of 7:3. Univariate analysis explored the possible predictors of mortality in AKI patients receiving CRRT. Random forest models and broad learning system (BLS) models (with or without sentiment scores) were respectively constructed in the training set and verified in the testing set. The performances of the models were assessed by the sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC). Results: For the random forest model including the sentiment scores, the AUC was 0.86 (95% CI: 0.81-0.91), the sensitivity was 0.72 (95% CI: 0.63-0.80), and the specificity was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.80-0.94) in the training set and the AUC was 0.78 (95% CI: 0.68-0.88), the sensitivity was 0.65 (95% CI: 0.49-0.80), and the specificity was 0.75 (95% CI: 0.62-0.88) in the testing set. For the BLS model including the sentiment scores, the AUC was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.82-0.92), the sensitivity was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91-0.99) and the specificity was 0.48 (95% CI: 0.38-0.59) in the training set and the AUC was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.73-0.91), the sensitivity was 0.41 (95% CI: 0.25-0.56) and the specificity was 0.98 (95% CI: 0.93-1.00) in the testing set. Conclusions: The BLS models including the sentiment scores might offer a tool for quickly identifying patients AKI patients receiving CRRT with high risk of mortality and providing timely interventions to them for improving their prognosis.

Exploring prevalence of wound infections and related patient characteristics in homecare using natural language processing.

We aimed to create and validate a natural language processing algorithm to extract wound infection-related information from nursing notes. We also estimated wound infection prevalence in homecare settings and described related patient characteristics. In this retrospective cohort study, a natural language processing algorithm was developed and validated against a gold standard testing set. Cases with wound infection were identified using the algorithm and linked to Outcome and Assessment Information Set data to identify related patient characteristics. The final version of the natural language processing vocabulary contained 3914 terms and expressions related to the presence of wound infection. The natural language processing algorithm achieved overall good performance (F-measure = 0.88). The presence of wound infection was documented for 1.03% (n = 602) of patients without wounds, for 5.95% (n = 3232) of patients with wounds, and 19.19% (n = 152) of patients with wound-related hospitalisation or emergency department visits. Diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and skin ulcer were significantly associated with wound infection among homecare patients. Our findings suggest that nurses frequently document wound infection-related information. The use of natural language processing demonstrated that valuable information can be extracted from nursing notes which can be used to improve our understanding of the care needs of people receiving homecare. By linking findings from clinical nursing notes with additional structured data, we can analyse related patients' characteristics and use them to develop a tailored intervention that may potentially lead to reduced wound infection-related hospitalizations.

Improving nursing documentation for surgical patients in a referral hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone: protocol for assessing feasibility of a pilot multifaceted quality improvement hybrid type project.

BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need to improve quality of care to reduce avoidable mortality and morbidity from surgical diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Currently, there is a lack of knowledge about how evidence-based health system strengthening interventions can be implemented effectively to improve quality of care in these settings. To address this gap, we have developed a multifaceted quality improvement intervention to improve nursing documentation in a low-income country hospital setting. The aim of this pilot project is to test the intervention within the surgical department of a national referral hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. METHODS: This project was co-developed and co-designed by in-country stakeholders and UK-based researchers, after a multiple-methodology assessment of needs (qualitative, quantitative), guided by a participatory 'Theory of Change' process. It has a mixed-method, quasi-experimental evaluation design underpinned by implementation and improvement science theoretical approaches. It consists of three distinct phases-(1) pre-implementation(project set up and review of hospital relevant policies and forms), (2) intervention implementation (awareness drive, training package, audit and feedback), and (3) evaluation of (a) the feasibility of delivering the intervention and capturing implementation and process outcomes, (b) the impact of implementation strategies on the adoption, integration, and uptake of the intervention using implementation outcomes, (c) the intervention's effectiveness For improving nursing in this pilot setting. DISCUSSION: We seek to test whether it is possible to deliver and assess a set of theory-driven interventions to improve the quality of nursing documentation using quality improvement and implementation science methods and frameworks in a single facility in Sierra Leone. The results of this study will inform the design of a large-scale effectiveness-implementation study for improving nursing documentation practices for patients throughout hospitals in Sierra Leone. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Protocol version number 6, date: 24.12.2020, recruitment is planned to begin: January 2021, recruitment will be completed: December 2021.

Criteria-Based Evaluation of Human-Computer Interfaces Used for Entering Narrative Nursing Notes in Six Electronic Medical Record Systems.

This study investigated the human-computer interfaces used for entering narrative nursing notes in the electronic medical record systems at six Korean hospitals. Using a criteria-based evaluation tool consisting of 17 elements revealed scores of 3.5-6.5. This implies that many criteria were not fulfilled and that considerable improvement is needed.

The Hidden Lives of Nurses' Cognitive Artifacts.

BACKGROUND: Standardizing nursing handoffs at shift change is recommended to improve communication, with electronic tools as the primary approach. However, nurses continue to rely on personally created paper-based cognitive artifacts - their "paper brains" - to support handoffs, indicating a deficiency in available electronic versions. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a deep understanding of nurses' paper-based cognitive artifacts in the context of a cancer specialty hospital. METHODS: After completing 73 hours of hospital unit field observations, 13 medical oncology nurses were purposively sampled, shadowed for a single shift and interviewed using a semi-structured technique. An interpretive descriptive study design guided analysis of the data corpus of field notes, transcribed interviews, images of nurses' paper-based cognitive artifacts, and analytic memos. RESULTS: Findings suggest nurses' paper brains are personal, dynamic, living objects that undergo a life cycle during each shift and evolve over the course of a nurse's career. The life cycle has four phases: Creation, Application, Reproduction, and Destruction. Evolution in a nurse's individually styled, paper brain is triggered by a change in the nurse's environment that reshapes cognitive needs. If a paper brain no longer provides cognitive support in the new environment, it is modified into (adapted) or abandoned (made extinct) for a different format that will provide the necessary support. CONCLUSIONS: The "hidden lives" - the life cycle and evolution - of paper brains have implications for the design of successful electronic tools to support nursing practice, including handoff. Nurses' paper brains provide cognitive support beyond the context of handoff. Information retrieval during handoff is undoubtedly an important function of nurses' paper brains, but tools designed to standardize handoff communication without accounting for cognitive needs during all phases of the paper brain life cycle or the ability to evolve with changes to those cognitive needs will be underutilized.

Comparing usability testing outcomes and functions of six electronic nursing record systems.

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the usability of six differing electronic nursing record (ENR) systems on the efficiency, proficiency and available functions for documenting nursing care and subsequently compared the results to nurses' perceived satisfaction from a previous study. METHODS: The six hospitals had different ENR systems, all with narrative nursing notes in use for more than three years. Stratified by type of nursing unit, 54 staff nurses were digitally recorded during on-site usability testing by employing validated patient care scenarios and think-aloud protocols. The time to complete specific tasks was also measured. Qualitative performance data were converted into scores on efficiency (relevancy), proficiency (accuracy), and a competency index using scoring schemes described by McGuire and Babbott. Six nurse managers and the researchers completed assessments of available ENR functions and examined computerized nursing process components including the linkages among them. RESULTS: For the usability test, participants' mean efficiency score was 94.2% (95% CI, 91.4-96.9%). The mean proficiency was 60.6% (95% CI, 54.3-66.8%), and the mean competency index was 59.5% (95% CI, 52.9-66.0). Efficiency scores were significantly different across ENRs as was the time to complete tasks, ranging from 226.3 to 457.2s (χ(2)=12.3, P=0.031; χ(2)=11.2, P=0.048). No significant differences were seen for proficiency scores. The coverage of the various ENRs' nursing process ranged from 67% to 100%, but only two systems had complete integration of nursing components. Two systems with high efficiency and proficiency scores had much lower usability test scores and perceived user satisfaction along with more complex navigation patterns. CONCLUSIONS: In terms of system usability and functions, different levels of sophistication of and interaction performance with ENR systems exist in practice. This suggests that ENRs may have variable impacts on clinical outcomes and care quality. Future studies are needed to explore ENR impact on nursing care quality, efficiency, and safety.

Análise dos registros de enfermagem em prontuários de pacientes em um hospital de ensino / Analysis of nursing notes on patients' medical records in a Teaching Hospital / Analisis de las notas de enfermeria en registros medicos de pacientes en un hospital universitario

O objetivo com esta pesquisa foi avaliar os registros efetuados pela equipe de enfermagem referentes à admissão de pacientes internados na clínica médica de um Hospital de Ensino. Trata-se de estudo quantitativo, descritivo e documental, realizado na clínica médica de um Hospital de ensino, em Montes Claros-Mg, no período de janeiro a dezembro de 2008. A coleta foi realizada em 253 prontuários pela amostragem probabilística, tendo como instrumento roteiro construído com referenciais teóricos e legislação vigente. Os registros encontravam-se em conformidade com normas do Conselho Regional de Enfermagem de Minas Gerais: possuíam data (96,8%); hora (90,5%); letra legível (87,4%); identificação profissional completa (76,3%); ausência de espaço em branco (94,1%); ausência de comentário e rasuras (98%); informações não relacionadas ao cliente (0,4%); correções adequadas quanto a erros ortográficos (86,2%) e abreviaturas não padronizadas (5,1%). Foram observadas inadequações nos históricos de enfermagem/exame físicos, comprometendo a funcionalidade do registro como instrumento de comunicação. Espera-se, com este estudo, propiciar novas estratégias relativas à educação, monitoramento e avaliação sistematizada dos registros para melhoria da assistência.

This study aims at assessing nursing notes on patients' admission at the clinic of a Teaching Hospital in Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais. It is a quantitative, descriptive and documentary study carried out from January to December 2008. Data collection was conducted in 253 medical records through probability sampling guided by theoretical references and the current legislation. Theanalyzed notes were in accordance with the standards of the Regional Nursing Council of Minas Gerais. The records conveyed date (96.8%), time (90.5%), in a legible handwriting (87.4%), a full professional identification (76.3%). There was absence of blank spaces (94.1%), comments or erasures (98%), and information unrelated to the client (0.4%). Misspellings were adequately corrected (86.2%) as well as nonstandard abbreviations (5.1%). There were gaps in the nursing notes and/or physical examination records that could jeopardize the medical record functioning as a communication tool. The present study is expected to provide new strategies on education, monitoring and the records systematized assessment to improve care.

Este estudio tiene como objetivo la evaluación de las notas de enfermería en el ingreso de los pacientes en la clínica médica de un hospital universitario de Montes Claros, Estado de Minas Gerais. Se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y documental realizado entre enero y diciembre de 2008. La recogida de datos fue realizada en 253 registros médicos por muestre o probabilístico guiado por referencias teóricas y de la legislación actual. Los resultados indican que las notas se encontraban en conformidad con las normas del Consejo Regional de Enfermería de Minas Gerais: 96,8% tenían fecha; 90,5% hora; 87,4% letra legible; 76,3% identificación profesional completa; 94,1% ausencia de espacios en blanco; 98% ausencia de comentarios y rasuras; 0,4% informaciones no relacionadas al cliente; 86,2% correcciones adecuadas en cuanto a errores ortográficos; 5,1% abreviaciones no estandarizadas. Hay deficiencias en las notas de enfermería y/o registros de exámenes físicos que podrían comprometer la función del expediente médico como herramienta de comunicación. Se espera que este estudio proporcione nuevas estrategias en materia de educación, seguimiento y evaluación sistemática de los registros para mejorar la atención.

Comparison of Nursing Activities Reflected in Nursing Notes and In-depth Interviews of Nurses in an Acute Hospital / 간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the nursing activities delineated by interview of nurses with those on nursing notes. METHOD: The participants of interview were 18 nurses working in medical and surgical units of a large hospital in Seoul. Each nurse was asked to choose one patient who demand most nursing care among her patients. The nurse was then interviewed to describe what her nursing activities for the patient was that day. The audio-taped interview was transcribed and the content was analyzed by researchers. Nursing notes of each nurses' patients were copied and the content analyzed by researchers. Finally, themes from the interview data and those from nursing notes were compared. RESULT: Activities related to emotional or psychological nursing, education for patient and families, and problem solving related to treatment or nursing procedure were most often omitted in nursing notes. Most of the documentation in nursing notes were related to physical condition of patients or physician's orders. Nurses described that they will do better recording if they were given less patient care responsibility, had better nursing knowledge, had better recording system, and received more training on nursing record. CONCLUSION: Nursing notes did not reflect nursing activities properly. Few independent nursing roles were documented in the nursing notes. Development of nursing education program and nursing record system is needed for improvement of nursing record.