title: How extra nursing notes point to deterioration.
abstract: Optional nursing documentation in electronic health records may serve as a marker of a nurse's concern and could be predictive of a patient's risk of a poor outcome. A US study has found a statistically significant association between nurses recording more optional comments and vital signs, and patient death and cardiac arrest. Nurses should be aware of increased documentation as a possible predictor of patient deterioration.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors