title: Impact of an educational program on the use of standardized nursing languages for nursing documentation among public health nurses in Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To measure the effect of an educational package on documentation of care among public health nurses (PHNs).
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Forty PHNs working in primary healthcare settings were selected. Education was given through a 5-day workshop. Documentation of care was assessed using a modified "Muller-Staub Q-DIO instrument." Data were analyzed using t test third and twelfth months postintervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant improvement on documentation of care at p = .0001.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Educating PHNs and providing them with standardized nursing care plans enhance documentation of care. IMPLICATION TO PRACTICE: A combination of education on the use of standardized nursing languages and standardized nursing care plans can enhance documentation of care. There is a need for more research on the use of standardized nursing languages in developing nations.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Patience Omonigho
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Odutayo
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Adenike Ayobola
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Olaogun
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abimbola Oyeninhun
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Oluwatosin
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Adesola Adenike
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ogunfowokan
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D009736:Nursing Process; D009737:Nursing Records; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D000078329:Workforce