A daily flowsheet for an outpatient bone marrow transplant treatment center.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a flowsheet for an outpatient bone marrow transplant treatment center that would decrease the time required to complete documentation and facilitate verbal reports.


METHODS
Oncology nursing standards of care, clinical experience, and published books and articles.


RESULTS
A comprehensive daily flowsheet was developed to provide consistency in assessments and documentation of a complex outpatient population.


CONCLUSIONS
The implementation of the new flowsheet decreased the amount of nursing time spent on written documentation and verbal reports. Patients' daily assessments are tracked more easily using this form.


CONCLUSIONS
Staff satisfaction can be increased by reducing the amount of time spent on patient documentation.
Burns
J M
JM
Stanford Health Services Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Stanford, CA, USA.
Tierney
D K
DK
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000451:nursing*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital