The utilization of electronic patient record in pain management from the perspective of nursing management.
The electronic patient record is becoming more common in Finland. Structured and classified documentation methods make it possible to utilize different reports from EPR in the nursing management.


OBJECTIVE
To describe how the knowledge of pain management in the EPR can be utilized in nursing management.


METHODS
The descriptive data were collected from electronic patient records of patients with joint replacement in May 2008.


RESULTS
There were 30 notes in the intensity measurement/assessments of pain versus 1788 in the pain control.


CONCLUSIONS
The patient records show shortage in nursing documentation. This paper does not show the reason and therefore further research is needed. However this makes the nursing manager act.
Kesänen
Jukka
J
ORTON Orthopaedic Hospital, ORTON Foundation, Helsinki, Finland. jukka.kesanen@orton.fi
Asteljoki
Sara
S
Pykälämäki
Helena
H
Korpela
Sini-Vuokko
SV
Montin
Liisa
L
D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing*