title: Eliminating friendly fire. Successful nursing documentation strategies.
abstract: Often, an institution's documentation policies, procedures, and records become frustrating instruments of torture rather than helpful resources for the nurses who must use them. In this article, the authors highlight several of the strategies used by one nursing service department to eliminate barriers to adequate documentation.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meadors
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*