Reinterpreting the Nursing Record for an Electronic Context: Development Principles

Nicholas R. Hardiker, Dawn Dowding, Patricia C. Dykes, Walter Sermeus

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Abstract

The full potential for electronic health record systems in facilitating a positive transformation in care, with improvements in quality and safety, has yet to be realised. There remains a need to reconceptualise the structure, content and use of the nursing component of electronic health record systems. The aim of this study was to engage and involve a diverse group of stakeholders, including nurses and electronic health record system developers, in exploring together both issues and possible new approaches to documentation that better fit with practice, and that facilitate the optimal use of recorded data. Three focus groups were held in the UK and USA, using a semi-structured interview guide, and a common reflexive approach to analysis. The findings were synthesised into themes that were further developed into a set of development principles that might be used to inform a novel electronic health record system specification to support nursing practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovation in Applied Nursing Informatics
EditorsGillian Strudwick, Nicholas R. Hardiker, Glynda Rees, Robyn Cook, Young Ji Lee
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages14-18
Number of pages5
Volume315
ISBN (Electronic)9781643685274
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 24 Jul 2024
Event16th International Congress on Nursing Informatics - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 28 Jul 202431 Jul 2024
Conference number: 16

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
PublisherIOS Press
Volume315
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference16th International Congress on Nursing Informatics
Abbreviated titleNI 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityManchester
Period28/07/2431/07/24

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