Opportunities to enhance ward audit: a multi-site qualitative study
BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background Hospitals in many countries are encouraged to develop audits to assess and improve the quality of care. Ward audit is a specific form of audit and feedback that is commonly used but little studied.
Michael Sykes +4 more
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Audit of medical records keeping at a Nigerian geriatric clinic
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019 BACKGROUND: A medical record also known as health chart is the written health information about a patient or clients and is always opened whenever a patient or client visits a health facility.
Dabota Yvonne Buowari
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Evaluation of the implementation of the alert issued by the UK National Patient Safety Agency on the storage and handling of potassium chloride concentrate solution [PDF]
, 2005 Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of the response of NHS hospital trusts to an alert issued by the National Patient Safety Agency designed to limit the availability of concentrated potassium chloride in hospitals in England and Wales, and to ...
Lankshear, A J +4 more
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Using a community of practice to evaluate falls prevention activity in a residential aged care organisation: a clinical audit [PDF]
, 2016 Objective This study evaluates whether a community of practice (CoP) could conduct a falls prevention clinical audit and identify gaps in falls prevention practice requiring action.
Anderson +19 more
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Implementation of evidence-based practices in the perineal pain management in the postpartum period
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021 Objectives: To implement strategies for managing perineal pain in puerperal women admitted to a public maternity hospital in São Paulo state and to evaluate their compliance with evidence-based practices.
Raquel Gomes de Oliveira Tomaz +2 more
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The impact of information and communication technology on family carers of older people and professionals in Sweden [PDF]
, 2005 Government policy in Sweden, as in other developed countries, pays increasing attention as to how best to support the family carers of older people. New and innovative means of support, such as information and communication technology, are emerging. This
Hanson, E., Magnusson, L., Nolan, M.
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Ward round documentation in a major trauma centre: can we improve patient safety? [PDF]
, 2014 Our objective was to improve documentation and patient safety in a major trauma centre. A retrospective audit was undertaken in March 2014. Ward round entries for each orthopaedic patients on three dates were assessed against standards and analysed.
Aframian, A, Bernard, J, Green, G
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Auditing of enteral nutrition nursing care in critical care patients
Nursing Practice Today, 2019 Background and Aim: Enteral nutrition standards noncompliance is one of the factors that threatens patient safety. Auditing is an important part in quality improvement processes.
Tahereh Al-Jalil +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2004 O trabalho relata uma experiência em auditoria com a equipe interdisciplinar nos serviços públicos de saúde na cidade de Fortaleza-CE e objetiva descrever a dimensão funcional das ações de auditoria e a importância para a enfermagem; definir um modelo ...
Maria Suêuda Costa +4 more
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A value clarification on quality within Nursing Colleges in Gauteng
Curationis, 2002 Quality assurance in higher education has been legislated. It is therefore necessary to develop a quality audit system for Nursing Colleges in Gauteng.
S. Armstrong, M. Muller
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