Utilizing nursing standards in electronic health records: A descriptive qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: The electronic health record (EHR), including standardized structures and languages, represents an important data source for nurses, to continually update their individual and shared perceptual understanding of clinical situations. Registered nurses' utilization of nursing standards, such as standardized nursing care plans and language in EHRs, has received little attention in the literature. Further research is needed to understand nurses' care planning and documentation practice. AIMS: This study aimed to describe the experiences and perceptions of nurses' EHR documentation practices utilizing standardized nursing care plans including standardized nursing language, in the daily documentation of nursing care for patients living in special dementia-care units in nursing homes in Norway. METHODS: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted between April and November 2021 among registered nurses working in special dementia care units in Norwegian nursing homes. In-depth interviews were conducted, and data was analyzed utilizing reflexive thematic analysis with a deductive orientation. Findings Four themes were generated from the analysis. First, the knowledge, skills, and attitude of system users were perceived to influence daily documentation practice. Second, management and organization of documentation work, internally and externally, influenced motivation and engagement in daily documentation processes. Third, usability issues of the EHR were perceived to limit the daily workflow and the nurses' information-needs. Last, nursing standards in the EHR were perceived to contribute to the development of documentation practices, supporting and stimulating ethical awareness, cognitive processes, and knowledge development. CONCLUSION: Nurses and nursing leaders need to be continuously involved and engaged in EHR documentation to safeguard development and implementation of relevant nursing standards.

Identification of Predictors for Clinical Deterioration in Patients With COVID-19 via Electronic Nursing Records: Retrospective Observational Study.

BACKGROUND: Few studies have used standardized nursing records with Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) to identify predictors of clinical deterioration. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to standardize the nursing documentation records of patients with COVID-19 using SNOMED CT and identify predictive factors of clinical deterioration in patients with COVID-19 via standardized nursing records. METHODS: In this study, 57,558 nursing statements from 226 patients with COVID-19 were analyzed. Among these, 45,852 statements were from 207 patients in the stable (control) group and 11,706 from 19 patients in the exacerbated (case) group who were transferred to the intensive care unit within 7 days. The data were collected between December 2019 and June 2022. These nursing statements were standardized using the SNOMED CT International Edition released on November 30, 2022. The 260 unique nursing statements that accounted for the top 90% of 57,558 statements were selected as the mapping source and mapped into SNOMED CT concepts based on their meaning by 2 experts with more than 5 years of SNOMED CT mapping experience. To identify the main features of nursing statements associated with the exacerbation of patient condition, random forest algorithms were used, and optimal hyperparameters were selected for nursing problems or outcomes and nursing procedure-related statements. Additionally, logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify features that determine clinical deterioration in patients with COVID-19. RESULTS: All nursing statements were semantically mapped to SNOMED CT concepts for "clinical finding," "situation with explicit context," and "procedure" hierarchies. The interrater reliability of the mapping results was 87.7%. The most important features calculated by random forest were "oxygen saturation below reference range," "dyspnea," "tachypnea," and "cough" in "clinical finding," and "oxygen therapy," "pulse oximetry monitoring," "temperature taking," "notification of physician," and "education about isolation for infection control" in "procedure." Among these, "dyspnea" and "inadequate food diet" in "clinical finding" increased clinical deterioration risk (dyspnea: odds ratio [OR] 5.99, 95% CI 2.25-20.29; inadequate food diet: OR 10.0, 95% CI 2.71-40.84), and "oxygen therapy" and "notification of physician" in "procedure" also increased the risk of clinical deterioration in patients with COVID-19 (oxygen therapy: OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.25-3.05; notification of physician: OR 1.72, 95% CI 1.02-2.97). CONCLUSIONS: The study used SNOMED CT to express and standardize nursing statements. Further, it revealed the importance of standardized nursing records as predictive variables for clinical deterioration in patients.

Standardizing nursing data extracted from electronic health records for integration into a statewide clinical data research network.

BACKGROUND: Care plans documented by nurses in electronic health records (EHR) are a rich source of data to generate knowledge and measure the impact of nursing care. Unfortunately, there is a lack of integration of these data in clinical data research networks (CDRN) data trusts, due in large part to nursing care being documented with local vocabulary, resulting in non-standardized data. The absence of high-quality nursing care plan data in data trusts limits the investigation of interdisciplinary care aimed at improving patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To map local nursing care plan terms for patients' problems and goals in the EHR of one large health system to the standardized nursing terminologies (SNTs), NANDA International (NANDA-I), and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC). METHODS: We extracted local problems and goals used by nurses to document care plans from two hospitals. After removing duplicates, the terms were independently mapped to NANDA-I and NOC by five mappers. Four nurses who regularly use the local vocabulary validated the mapping. RESULTS: 83% of local problem terms were mapped to NANDA-I labels and 93% of local goal terms were mapped to NOC labels. The nurses agreed with 95% of the mapping. Local terms not mapped to labels were mapped to the domains or classes of the respective terminologies. CONCLUSION: Mapping local vocabularies used by nurses in EHRs to SNTs is a foundational step to making interoperable nursing data available for research and other secondary purposes in large data trusts. This study is the first phase of a larger project building, for the first time, a pipeline to standardize, harmonize, and integrate nursing care plan data from multiple Florida hospitals into the statewide CDRN OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network data trust.

Development of a Cloud-Based Electronic Nursing Record System (ENR) for Nursing Student Practice.

The purpose of this study is to develop cloud-based electronic nursing records (ENR) that can be used as Academic-EMR to help students adapt to the clinical field and improve the clarity of nursing records and nursing information capabilities. This research and development are expected to increase the efficiency of nursing work in clinical sites by improving students' access to ENR through the development of various virtual patient contents.

Identification of risk factors for the onset of delirium associated with COVID-19 by mining nursing records.

COVID-19 has a range of complications, from no symptoms to severe pneumonia. It can also affect multiple organs including the nervous system. COVID-19 affects the brain, leading to neurological symptoms such as delirium. Delirium, a sudden change in consciousness, can increase the risk of death and prolong the hospital stay. However, research on delirium prediction in patients with COVID-19 is insufficient. This study aimed to identify new risk factors that could predict the onset of delirium in patients with COVID-19 using machine learning (ML) applied to nursing records. This retrospective cohort study used natural language processing and ML to develop a model for classifying the nursing records of patients with delirium. We extracted the features of each word from the model and grouped similar words. To evaluate the usefulness of word groups in predicting the occurrence of delirium in patients with COVID-19, we analyzed the temporal changes in the frequency of occurrence of these word groups before and after the onset of delirium. Moreover, the sensitivity, specificity, and odds ratios were calculated. We identified (1) elimination-related behaviors and conditions and (2) abnormal patient behavior and conditions as risk factors for delirium. Group 1 had the highest sensitivity (0.603), whereas group 2 had the highest specificity and odds ratio (0.938 and 6.903, respectively). These results suggest that these parameters may be useful in predicting delirium in these patients. The risk factors for COVID-19-associated delirium identified in this study were more specific but less sensitive than the ICDSC (Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist) and CAM-ICU (Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit). However, they are superior to the ICDSC and CAM-ICU because they can predict delirium without medical staff and at no cost.

Exploring Nursing Care for Patients With COVID-19 Using International Classification for Nursing Practice-Based Nursing Records.

This study explored nursing care topics for patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to the wards and intensive care units using International Classification for Nursing Practice-based nursing narratives. A total of 256630 nursing statements from 555 adult patients admitted from December 2019 to June 2022 were extracted from the clinical data warehouse. The International Classification for Nursing Practice concepts mapped to 301 unique nursing statements that accounted for the top 90% of all cumulative nursing narratives were used for analysis. The standardized number of nursing statements for each concept was calculated according to the types of nursing care and compared between the two groups. The most documented topics were related to infection; physical symptoms such as sputum, cough, dyspnea, and shivering; and vital signs including blood oxygen saturation and body temperature. Nurses in the intensive care units frequently documented concepts related to the directly monitored and assessed physical signs such as consciousness, pupil reflex, and skin integrity, whereas nurses in wards documented more concepts related to symptoms patients complained. This study showed that the International Classification for Nursing Practice-based nursing records can be used as source of information to identify nursing care for patients with coronavirus disease 19.

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)

Padrão documental dos cuidados de enfermagem à pessoa em situação paliativa / Documentary standard of nursing care for people in a palliative situation

O aumento da esperança média de vida e o consequente envelhecimento populacional, aliados ao aumento da prevalência de doenças crónicas, progressivas e limitantes tem-se traduzido em mudanças importantes no contexto das políticas de saúde, objetivando-se um fim de vida digno e com qualidade. Neste contexto, os Cuidados Paliativos representam a proposta terapêutica mais adequada, uma vez que procuram melhorar a qualidade de vida dos doentes, das suas famílias e cuidadores pela prevenção e alívio do sofrimento, através da identificação precoce, diagnóstico e tratamento adequado da dor e de outros problemas, sejam estes físicos, psicológicos, sociais ou espirituais. No âmbito do I Curso de Mestrado em Enfermagem à Pessoa em Situação Paliativa da Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, realizou-se o estágio de natureza profissional no Serviço Integrado de Cuidados Paliativos da Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, no período compreendido entre o dia 03 de março a 31 de agosto de 2022. Ao longo do estágio foram desenvolvidas atividades em diversos domínios, nomeadamente na prestação de cuidados à pessoa em situação paliativa; no domínio da gestão dos cuidados, dos recursos materiais e humanos em estreita colaboração com a enfermeira gestora do serviço; no planeamento de atividades de formação como meio de dar resposta aos projetos do serviço; na promoção da melhoria da qualidade dos cuidados colaborando no projeto de candidatura à acreditação da idoneidade formativa do contexto da prática clínica. Foi desenvolvido, também, um trabalho de investigação que respondeu à necessidade de uma sistematização dos registos de enfermagem do referido serviço recorrendo a linguagem classificada, através da construção de um Padrão Documental dos Cuidados de Enfermagem à Pessoa em Situação Paliativa. Optou-se por um estudo metodológico, com recurso à Técnica de Delphi. Através da pesquisa bibliográfica e da consulta dos profissionais de enfermagem do serviço, foram identificados os fenómenos de enfermagem mais relevantes para a prática de cuidados de qualidade à pessoa em situação paliativa. Posteriormente, foram identificados todos os diagnósticos e intervenções associados a esses mesmos fenómenos passíveis de serem integrados no SClínico através da parametrização nacional de diagnósticos/intervenções de enfermagem. O painel de peritos validou uma versão de consenso composta por 176 itens (diagnósticos e intervenções de enfermagem). Este Padrão Documental permitirá implementar no serviço registos uniformizados, possibilitando a monitorização de indicadores e assegurando dois requisitos fundamentais no âmbito da candidatura à acreditação da idoneidade formativa do contexto da prática clínica pela Ordem dos Enfermeiros: um documento orientador dos registos clínicos de enfermagem de acordo com a linguagem classificada, bem como um Sistema de Informação em Enfermagem mapeado para a referida linguagem. Com a realização do estágio foi possível desenvolver competências especializadas na área da enfermagem à pessoa em situação paliativa, através da prestação de cuidados sob orientação dos enfermeiros especialistas do serviço, da partilha de experiências, da reflexão, e da pesquisa bibliográfica baseada em evidência científica. Estas estratégias revelaram-se fundamentais como forma de suprimir as questões que foram surgindo no decorrer deste percurso. Adquiriram-se competências técnicas, científicas e relacionais alicerçadas numa abordagem estruturada dos cuidados nos princípios da compaixão, humildade e honestidade. Compreendeu-se, também, a extrema relevância da investigação, que deve ser contínua e acompanhar a evolução e as necessidades dos Cuidados Paliativos, na produção de conhecimento e na prática de cuidados de qualidade.

The increase in average life expectancy and the consequent aging of the population, with the increase in the prevalence of chronic, progressive and limiting diseases, has resulted into important changes in the context of health policies, aiming for a dignified and quality end of life. In this context, Palliative Care represents the most appropriate therapeutic proposal, as it seeks to improve patient's quality of life as well as their families and caregivers by preventing and relieving suffering, through early identification, diagnosis, and appropriate treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychological, social or spiritual. As part of the first Master´s Course in Nursing for People in Palliative Situations at the Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, a professional internship was carried out at the care unit Serviço Integrado de Cuidados Paliativos of Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, from March 03 to August 31, 2022. Throughout this internship, activities were carried out in several areas, namely in the provision of care to the person in a palliative situation and family; in the domain of care management, material and human resources in close collaboration with the head nurse of the care unit; in planning training activities as a mean of responding to service projects; in the promotion of the improvement of the quality of care by collaborating on the application project "acreditação da idoneidade formativa do contexto da prática clínica". A research work was also carried out, focused on a need of the care unit for a systematization of the nursing records of the care unit using classified language, through the construction of a Documentary Pattern of Nursing Care for People in Palliative Situations. We opted for a methodological study, using the Delphi technique. Through bibliographical research and consultation with nursing professionals from the service, the most relevant nursing phenomena for the practice of quality care for people in palliative situations were identified. Subsequently, all diagnoses and interventions associated with these same phenomena were identified, which could be integrated into SClínico through the national parameterization of nursing diagnoses/interventions. A panel of experts validated a consensus version consisting of 176 items (nursing diagnoses and interventions). This Documentary Pattern will allow the implementation of standardized records in the service, enabling the monitoring of indicators and ensuring two fundamental requirements in the scope of the application for the accreditation of the formative suitability of the clinical practice context: a guiding document for clinical nursing records in accordance with classified language, as well as a Nursing Information System mapped to that language. This professional internship enabled to develop specialized skills in the area of nursing for people in palliative situations, through the provision of care under the guidance of the specialist nurses of the care unit, sharing experiences, reflection, and bibliographic research based on scientific evidence. These strategies proved to be fundamental as a way of suppressing the questions that arose during this journey. Technical, scientific and relational skills were acquired based on a structured approach to care based on the principles of compassion, humility and honesty. The extreme relevance of research was also understood, which must be continuous and accompany the evolution and needs of Palliative Care, in the production of knowledge and in the practice of quality care.

Elaboration of a nursing record standard for an Emergency Care Unit.

OBJECTIVE: To develop a registration standard with diagnoses, outcomes and nursing interventions for an Emergency Care Unit. METHOD: This is applied research of technological development developed in three steps: elaboration of diagnoses/outcomes and interventions statements following the International Classification for Nursing Practice; assessment of diagnosis/outcome relevance; organization of diagnosis/outcome and interventions statements according to health needs described in TIPESC. RESULTS: A total of 185 diagnoses were prepared, of which 124 (67%) were constant in the classification, and 61 had no correspondence. Of the 185 diagnoses, 143 (77%) were rated as relevant by 32 experienced emergency room nurses, and 495 nursing interventions were correlated to diagnoses/outcomes. CONCLUSION: It was possible to build a record standard for the Emergency Care Unit following standardized terminology, containing diagnostic statements/outcomes and relevant interventions for nursing practice assessed by nurses with practice in emergency.

Implementation of transoperative and immediate postoperative nursing diagnoses in the computerized management system.

OBJECTIVE: To implement, on health management software, electronic records of the perioperative nursing process and the stages of transoperative and immediate postoperative nursing diagnoses, based on the NANDA International taxonomy. METHOD: Experience report conducted from the completion of the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle, which allows improvement planning with a clearer purpose, directing each stage. This study was carried out in a hospital complex in southern Brazil, using the software Tasy/Philips Healthcare. RESULTS: For the inclusion of nursing diagnoses, three cycles were completed, predictions of expected results were established, and tasks were assigned, defining "who, what, when, and where". The structured model covered seven possibilities of aspects, 92 symptoms and signs to be evaluated, and 15 nursing diagnoses to be used in the transoperative and immediate postoperative periods. CONCLUSION: The study allowed implementing electronic records of the perioperative nursing process on health management software, including transoperative and immediate postoperative nursing diagnoses, as well as nursing care.

Preparing Nurses to Use Electronic Health Records.

Nursing schools can better integrate documentation skills training.

Avaliação dos registros de enfermeiros em unidade de terapia intensiva baseado na resolução Cofen nº 429/2012 / Evaluation of the records of nurses in the intensive care unit based on the Cofen resolution nº429/2012 / Evaluación de registros de enfermeras en la unidad de cuidados intensivos basado en la resolución Cofen nº 429/2012

Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade dos registros de enfermeiros em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva baseado na Resolução No. 429/2012 do Conselho Federal de Enfermagem. Métodos: Estudo documental e avaliativo realizado em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de um hospital universitário no Rio de Janeiro em janeiro de 2017. A amostra foi composta por 312 registros. Para a coleta de dados foi construído um instrumento com base nas determinações da Resolução No. 429/2012. Resultados: Constatou-se que 46,8% dos registros da coleta de dados, estavam incompletos e voltavam-se, predominantemente, para a dimensão biológica do corpo e para a utilização de dispositivos sem, contudo, fornecer informações consistentes e que sustentassem as demais etapas do processo de enfermagem. O diagnóstico de enfermagem com base nas taxonomias existentes, não foi encontrado em nenhum registro. Quanto a anotação das ações realizadas e da avaliação, 68,3% e 85,9%, respectivamente, estavam incompletas. Conclusão: Na avaliação dos registros dos enfermeiros, mais de 90,0% mostraram-se incompletos e não atenderam aos padrões determinados pela Resolução No. 429/2012. Portanto, os registros avaliados não atendem aos preceitos éticos e legais da profissão. (AU)

Objective: To assess the quality of records of nurses in the Intensive Care Unit based on Resolution No. 429/2012. Federal Council of Nursing. Methods: Documentary and evaluative study carried out in the Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro in January 2017. The sample consisted of 312 records. For data collection, an instrument was built based on the determinations of the Resolution No. 429/2012. Results: It was found that 46.8% of the data collection records were incomplete and predominantly focused on the biological dimension of the body and the use of devices without, however, providing consistent information that would support the others stages of the nursing process. The nursing diagnosis based on existing taxonomies was not found in any record. As for the annotation of the actions taken and the evaluation, 68.3% and 85.9%, respectively, were incomplete. Conclusion: In the evaluation of nurses' records, more than 90,0% were incomplete and did not meet the standards determined by Resolution No. 429/2012. Therefore, the evaluated records do not meet the ethical and legal precepts of the profession. (AU)

Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de los registros de enfermeras en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos basado en la Resolución No. 429/2012 Consejo Federal de Enfermeria. Métodos: Estudio documental y evaluativo realizado en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos de un hospital universitario en Rio de Janeiro en Enero de 2017. La muestra estuvo conformada por 312 registros. Para la recolección de datos se construyó un instrumento en base a las determinaciones de la Resolución No. 429/2012. Resultados: Se encontró que el 46.8% de los registros de recolección de datos estaban incompletos y predominantemente enfocados en la dimensión biológica del cuerpo y el uso de dispositivos sin, sin embargo, brindar información consistente que sustente las otras etapas del proceso de enfermería. El diagnóstico de enfermería basado en taxonomías existentes no se encontró en ningún registro. En cuanto a la anotación de las acciones realizadas y la evaluación, 68,3% y 85,9%, respectivamente, fueron incompletas. Conclusión: En la evaluación de los registros de enfermeras, más del 90,0% estaban incompletos y no cumplían con los estándares determinados por la Resolución No. 429/2012. Por tanto, los expedientes evaluados no cumplen con los preceptos éticos y legales de la profesión. (AU)

Registros de enfermagem referentes à inserção de cateteres nasogástricos e nasoenterais: não conformidades e sub-registro / Nursing records regarding the insertion of nasogastric and nasoenteral catheters: nonconformities and sub-recording / Registros de enfermería respecto a la inserción de sondas nasogástricas y nasoenterales: no conformidades y subregistros

Objetivo: O registro dos dados referentes a Terapia Nutricional Enteral (TNE) é importante para assegurar o procedimento e comunicação sistemática da assistência. Com o estudo, objetivou-se analisar os registros de enfermagem referentes à inserção de cateteres nasogástricos (CNG) e nasoenterais (CNE) considerando o sub-registro e não conformidades encontradas em prontuários e durante observação dos pacientes. Métodos: estudo observacional, transversal com abordagem quantitativa, mediante a aplicação de instrumento para coleta de dados de pacientes internados em um Hospital Universitário no Pará entre agosto de 2019 a julho de 2020. Resultados: Foram identificadas 191 inserções de cateteres por enfermeiros, sendo 43 (22,52%) reinserções sub-registradas e 148 (77,48%) apresentaram não conformidades. Discussão: O sub-registro e as não conformidades interferem na qualidade da assistência de enfermagem, fragilizam as ações de segurança do paciente, além de apresentarem repercussões legais. Conclusão: Os dados apresentados neste artigo foram primordiais para a detecção de lacunas na assistência de enfermagem. (AU)

Objective: The recording of data referring to Enteral Nutrition Therapy (ENT) is important to ensure the procedure and systematic communication of care. The objective was to analyze the nursing records regarding the insertion of nasogastric (CNG) and nasoenteral (CNE) catheters, considering the under-recording and non-conformities found in medical records and during patient observation. Methods: observational, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, through the application of an instrument to collect data from patients admitted to a University Hospital in Pará between August 2019 and July 2020. Results: 191 insertions of catheters by nurses were identified, of which 43 (22.52%) underreported reinsertion and 148 (77.48%) presented non-conformities. Discussion: Under-registration and non-compliance interfere with the quality of nursing care, weaken patient safety actions, in addition to having legal repercussions. Conclusion: The data presented in this article were essential for the detection of gaps in nursing care. (AU)

Objetivo: El registro de los datos referentes a la Terapia de Nutrición Enteral (ENT) es importante para garantizar el procedimiento y la comunicación sistemática de los cuidados. El objetivo fue analizar los registros de enfermería con respecto a la inserción de catéteres nasogástricos (GNC) y nasoenterales (CNE), considerando el subregistro y las no conformidades encontradas en los registros médicos y durante la observación de los pacientes. Métodos: estudio observacional, transversal con abordaje cuantitativo, mediante la aplicación de un instrumento para recolectar datos de pacientes internados en un Hospital Universitario de Pará entre agosto de 2019 y julio de 2020. Resultados: fueron identificadas 191 inserciones de catéteres por enfermeros, de de los cuales 43 (22,52%) subreportaron reinserción y 148 (77,48%) presentaron no conformidades. Discusión: El subregistro y el incumplimiento interfieren en la calidad de la atención de enfermería, debilitan las acciones de seguridad del paciente, además de tener repercusiones legales. Conclusión: Los datos presentados en este artículo fueron esenciales para la detección de lagunas en el cuidado de enfermería. (AU)

Preparing for the Future: Establishing a National Consensus on Nursing Crisis Documentation.

Clinicians across the globe face overwhelming dissatisfaction and burden with electronic health records due to poor usability and the sheer volume of data collection requirements. In the United States, electronic health records are noted to be a principal source of distress, dissatisfaction, and endless workarounds, leading to poor clinician performance and, ultimately, poor patient outcomes. The purpose of this article is to present a detailed review of a 2020 Texas pilot study. The study's focus was the engagement of nursing informatics experts from around the state to gain consensus on nursing documentation's current status and if plans were being developed to modify or decrease documentation, specifically to alleviate burden during a time of crisis. The study consisted of subject matter expert focus groups, a high-level Delphi for instrument development, and the implementation of the statewide instrument to gain consensus. Ultimately, the research team learned that there were gaps in not only what documentation could be removed (either temporarily or permanently) but also what standards dictate the use of crisis documentation (ie, "surge" criteria). The study findings discussed in this article will inform improvement strategies and policy recommendations to increase the value and usability of crisis nursing documentation requirements.

Use of the clinical care classification in South Korean nursing practice: Challenges and opportunities.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A government-driven standardization of nursing terminology including the Clinical Care Classification (CCC) was endorsed in South Korea in 2015, but the number of hospitals who have adopted this standard terminology remains unknown. This study aimed to determine the CCC awareness, adoption, and utilization statuses and its association with patient experience in South Korea. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A nationwide telephone survey was conducted from January 13 to February 12, 2022 among 217 tertiary and secondary hospitals participating in the health information exchange network. The survey questionnaire included 22 items in 3 categories: current status of electronic nursing records, awareness and adoption of standard terminology, and open-ended questions regarding standard usage and dissemination. General characteristics and experience scores of the patients of the surveyed hospitals were collected from the publicly available data sources. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and generalized linear regression. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The rates of awareness and adoption in hospitals to the nursing terminology standard of the CCC were calculated, and the current status of electronic nursing records used in practice was examined. The relationships between CCC awareness and the characteristics of hospitals in their patient experiences of health services were also identified. RESULTS: The survey response rate was 24.9 % (54/217). Two out of three hospitals (68.5 %) were aware of the CCC. These hospitals had 800 beds or more, and higher scores for patient experience. CCC awareness was significantly related to increases in the overall scores for patient experiences (t = 2.70, p =.0103), but no significance with sub-score for nursing service (t = 1.23, p =.1594). CONCLUSIONS: With a high adoption rate of electronic medical record systems, two-third hospitals acknowledged their CCC awareness, but were still lagged in adoption and usage of it in practice with operational challenges. The CCC awareness has potential relationships with positive patient experience.

Self-care nursing interventions: A qualitative study into electronic health records' contents.

AIMS: This study aims to (1) analyse all self-care-related interventions Portuguese nurses documented, (2) determine potential issues that may impair semantic interoperability and (3) propose a new set of interventions representing nursing actions regarding self-care that may integrate any HER application. BACKGROUND: As populations age and chronic diseases increase, self-care concerns rise. Individuals who seek healthcare, regardless of context, need prompt access to accurate health information. Healthcare professionals need to understand the information in all places where care is provided, creating the need for semantic interoperability within electronic health records. METHODS: A qualitative descriptive and exploratory study was conducted in two phases: (1) a content analysis of nursing interventions e-documentation and (2) a focus group with fifteen registered nurses exploring latent criteria or insights gleaned from the findings of content analysis. The COREQ statement was used to guide research reporting. RESULTS: We extracted 1529 nursing intervention sentences from the electronic health records and created 209 intervention categories. We identified the main issues with semantic interoperability in nursing intervention identification. CONCLUSION: According to the findings, nurses cooperate with clients, offering physical aid and encouraging them to overcome functional limitations to self-care tasks hampered by their conditions. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING POLICY AND HEALTH POLICY: This article provides evidence to warn policy makers against decisions to use locally customised electronic health records, as well as evidence on the importance of policy promoting the adoption of a nursing ontology for electronic health records. And, as a result, the harmonisation and effective provision of high-quality nursing care and the reduction of healthcare costs across nations.

The quality of nursing documentation and standardized nursing diagnoses in the children's hospital electronic nursing records.

AIM: The aim of the paper is to compare the quality of nursing documentation in the Children's Hospital before and after the NANDA-I nursing diagnoses training. METHODS: Research employed the interventional study design, and pre-post study design. Before and after the NANDA-I nursing diagnoses training, 50 nursing records were analyzed in the interventional pre-post study, using D-Catch instrument. RESULTS: The most often documented problem-centered nursing diagnosis before training was anxiety and after the training, hyperthermia. The most common risk diagnoses before and after the training was risk of infection. Before the training, one health promotion diagnosis was determined in the nursing records, and after the training the number increased to four. The highest value was given to readability of the nursing documentation both before and after the training. The lowest score before the training was given to the quality determiners of the accurate nursing diagnoses and after the training given to the determiners of the results' quantity. The sum score of documenting the nursing interventions was the most inconsistent before the training and after the training. The most consistent was the readability of the nursing records before and after the training. Statistically significant differences in the improvement of quality were revealed in all areas except for the readability of the nursing documentation and the quantity of nursing assessment. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study revealed that following the training, the quality of nursing documentation improved, the wording of the nursing diagnoses improved, and the number of accurate nursing diagnoses had increased. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Results of the research provide an overview of the importance of the training in improving the quality of nursing documentation and aid the educators in planning the trainings, focusing more on the challenges in the documentation.

Nursing knowledge captured in electronic health records.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the extent to which nursing assessment data was present in the electronic health record and linked to NANDA-I, NIC, and NOC. METHODS: This retrospective review used a descriptive approach to examine documentation in the electronic health records (EHR) of 10 hospitalized patients requiring cardiac surgery. A team of experts applied a Delphi consensus-building process to identify the supports and barriers for nursing documentation. FINDINGS: Collection of the health history was organized using Gordon's Functional Health Pattern (FHP) Framework. Seventy-five fields were noted for the entry of nursing assessment data of which 65 focused on health history data and 30 documented physical findings and observations. There were no references to the defining characteristics or etiologies with any of the diagnostic labels used. Care plans included the nursing diagnoses, goals of care, and interventions, although there was a lack of clear alignment between the assessment, NANDA-I, NIC, and NOC and the care plan. Progress note documentation addressed significant events in the patient's clinical course; however, these were not nursing problem or diagnosis focused. Four expert reviewers arrived at consensus regarding the supports and challenges impacting nurses' ability to document data depicting nursing's contribution to care using a FHP and standardized nursing language in the EHR. CONCLUSIONS: The EHR provides an opportunity to reflect nursing clinical judgment and make nursing care visible. These findings suggest there are challenges to capturing nurse focused data elements in the EHR. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: This work has important implications for clinicians, educators, and administrators alike. EHR systems must accurately capture nurses' contribution to patient care to plan for resource allocation and quality care delivery. Ultimately, the development of standardized data sources reflecting the outcomes of nursing care will expand the opportunities to advance nursing knowledge.