Documentation of resuscitation events.
Resuscitation documentation assists health care professionals in trending patient status, determining what treatments may be most effective, and determining where opportunities for improvement may exist. An overview of what is known about resuscitation documentation is provided in this article, as are implications for future research related to documentation of resuscitation events. Use of the Utstein guidelines in determining essential elements of resuscitation documentation is also presented.
Howard
Patricia Kunz
PK
Cardiovascular Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0232, USA. pkhoward@uky.edu
D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012042:Registries; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data