title: Documentation in nursing practice.
abstract: Accurate documentation is essential to maintain continuity and inform health professionals of ongoing care and treatment. It also provides legal evidence. This article highlights the advantages of accurate record keeping and the barriers to effective documentation in the community setting.
authors.affiliation: Dudley South Primary Care Trust, West Midlands. kate.owen@dudley.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019985:Benchmarking; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D017748:Time Management; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload