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T1 Auditing completion of nursing records as an outcome indicator for identifying patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers, falling, and social vulnerability: An observational study
A1 López, María
A1 Fernández‐Castro, Mercedes
A1 Martín‐Gil, Belén
A1 Muñoz‐Moreno, María Fe
A1 Jiménez, José María
AB Aim:Toevaluatethecompletionofnursingrecordsthroughscheduledauditstoanalyseriskoutcomeindicators. Background:Nursingrecordssupportclinicaldecision-makingandencouragecontinuityofcare,hencetheimportanceofauditingtheircompletioninordertotakecorrectiveactionwherenecessary. Method:Thiswasanobservationaldescriptivestudycarriedout fromFebruaryto November 2020with a sample of 1131 electronic health records belonging to patientsadmittedtoCOVID-19hospitalunitsduringthreeobservationperiods:prepandemic,firstwave,andsecondwave. Results: Asignificant reduction innursing recordcompletion rateswasobserved betweenpre-pandemicperiodand first andsecondwaves: Bradenscale40.97%, 28.02%, and30.99%;Downtonscale: 43.74%, 22.34%, and33.91%;Gijonscale: 40.12%, 26.23%, and33.64%(p<0.001).Therewasanincrease inthenumberof records completedbetween the first and secondwaves following themeasures adoptedafterthequalityaudit. Conclusions: Theuseof scheduledauditsofnursing recordsasquality indicators facilitatedthedetectionofareasforimprovement,allowingtimelycorrectiveactions. Implications forNursingManagement: Support fromnursingmanagers at health carefacilitiestoimplementqualityassessmentprogrammesencompassingauditsof clinical recordcompletionwill encourage theadoptionofmeasures for corrective action.
SN 0966-0429
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/77525
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/77525
LA eng
NO López, M., Mercedes Fernández‐Castro, Belén Martín‐Gil, María Fe Muñoz‐Moreno, & Jiménez, J. M. (2022). Auditing completion of nursing records as an outcome indicator for identifying patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers, falling, and social vulnerability: An observational study. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(4), 1061-1068.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 03-nov-2025