Continuity of care through improved documentation.
An 18-month, nursing service-education project studied means to improve the quality of maternity services in satellite clinic settings. Tools, inservice education meetings, and questionnaires were used to guide nurses, other team members, and students in patient education services. Progress in written and verbal communications was made. Ongoing collaboration between the nurse practitioner and nurse educator produced mutual benefits and unanticipated outcomes.
D000293:Adolescent; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008404:Massachusetts; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000193:education; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011320:Primary Health Care