Interdisciplinary Documentation of Patient Education: How Collaboration Can Effect Change
- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Rehabilitation Nursing Journal
- Vol. 22 (5) , 235-238
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2048-7940.1997.tb02108.x
Abstract
Ts of moving from a handwritten documentation system to a computerized system were many. However, unforeseen difficulties with retrieving data became evident because the system was not developed to accommodate information about patient education. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, staff identified areas for improvement and made changes to the documentation process. They developed a “traveling card” for documenting patient education and then met a new set of challenges. The new documentation system met departmental and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requirements for comprehensive patient education and documentation. Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, 8747 Squires Lane, NE, Warren, OH 44484 Case Manager Consultant Manager of Nursing Services Nurse Manager © 1997 Association of Rehabilitation Nurses....Keywords
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