title: Understanding the Code: keeping accurate records.
abstract: In his continuing series looking at the legal and professional implications of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's revised Code of Conduct, Richard Griffith discusses the elements of accurate record keeping under Standard 10 of the Code. This article considers the importance of accurate record keeping for the safety of patients and protection of district nurses. The legal implications of records are explained along with how district nurses should write records to ensure these legal requirements are met.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in Health Law, College of Health Science, Swansea University.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: district nurse; evidence; medical records; patient safety