title: Nurses gain more time with patients.
abstract: Clinical pathways that incorporate charting by exception eliminate repetitive documentation and give nurses more time to educate and care for patients. In this case, nurses report a gain of 15 minutes per patient each day.
authors.affiliation: Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wroblewski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Werrbach
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gattuso
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013997:Time Factors; D016526:Workload