title: Documentation on track with protocols.
abstract: To make sure nurses and other disciplines teaching patients were following teaching standards (and to improve documentation), one hospital created teaching protocols for several top diagnoses. As a result, its documentation jumped from 58% to 92%. The hospital took the following steps to ensure the success of the protocols: Existing protocol committees wrote teaching protocols. Clinical educators conducted staff in-services. Guidelines for implementation were created.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008922:Mississippi; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*