How to implement an audit to improve records.
This article describes the introduction of a ward-based nursing documentation audit, undertaken to improve the standard of nursing records. The benefits have included a heightened awareness of professional issues and the audit itself has acted as a catalyst for a number of nursing practice developments.
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