Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Documentation"
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The Impact of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists in the Critical Care Unit
(2017-08-08)Abstract Across the nation, hospitals are searching for a way to increase their case mix index (CMI), return on investment, and revenue from insurance companies. One of the most successful ways to enhance all three is by ... -
Improvement of Record Keeping of Maternity Case Reports at Kgabo CHC
(2017-01-11)A study about compliance of midwives towards maternity protocols conducted in 2012 by Kgabo Community Health Centre (CHC) personnel showed low levels of compliance and poor record keeping of maternity case records as a ... -
Relationships Between Pressure Ulcer Risk Potential, Nursing Interventions, and Pressure Ulcer Presence
The development of pressure ulcers is a common and expensive problem within acute care hospitals. Nurses are expected to identify patients at risk for pressure ulcers and provide preventative interventions accordingly. The ... -
The use of scorecards to improve documentation of obstetrical blood loss
Obstetric hemorrhage is one of the most common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The measurement of quantitative blood loss (QBL) at delivery prevents clinicians from failing to recognize hemorrhage in healthy ... -
Use Of Standarized Processes To Achieve Optimal Pre-Surgical Skin Asepsis
(2017-04-21)Surgical site infections are a significant threat to patient safety, they increase patient mortality and morbidity, and increase health care expenditures. A pre-surgical protocol that implements two applications of 2% ...
