The impact of nursing documentation on PRO review.
Nurses' documentation in the medical record can impact on the PRO review process because reviewers frequently must rely on nurses' notes in making review decisions. This article examines several actual PRO cases in which the nurses' notes influenced a review decision. It also provides guidelines for improving nursing documentation.
D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D014481:United States