New Tool for streamling documentation

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

ANA Introduces Principles for Documentation Brochure for Nurses

The American Nurses Association (ANA) has introduced a

new tool to streamline the nursing documentation process.

http://www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/2003/pr0314.htm

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

From the site:

"But the burden of documentation and accountability for care delivery has increased so dramatically that many nurses worry that it has compromised quality patient care - something that documentation, ironically, is intended to ensure.

Truer words were never spoken.