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Nursing
Documentatio
n
i n the d i g i ta l
age.

N O K U N Q O B A ASHLEY DA N I SA ,
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 01 INTRODUCTION

Conten 02 PURPOSE

t 03 METHODS

Ou t line 04 ADVANTAGES A N D DISADVANTAGES

. 05 FEATURES
W h a t is Documentation?

Nursing documentation is a way

for nurses to record important
information about patient care,
includes things like assessments,
intervention and patient
responses.
The purpose of nursing documentation is:
To accurately document patient care.
It helps nurses to track patient progress. It
also serves as a legal record of the
care provided.

Why do we document?
Methods of Documentation

C h a rt i n g Focused Na rra t i v
by DAR notes: e note:
exce pt ion:
this method is not this method is intended is written in paragraph
commonly used. it to make the patient form and tells a story
involves charting when concerns the focus of about the patient and
a finding is not normal. care. the care he is receiving.
 D I G I TA L DOC U M E N TAT I O N

Currently w i th increasing nursing c a re, the quantities of

nursing documentation d a ta continue to increase. therefore
to m a n age considerable amount of d a ta the use of
computers has become more importa nt in hea l th d a ta
recording.

Electronic documentation systems were used

in the late 1980s for the first time.
In the present digital age, the application of
information should be electronic to enable
the nurses to work efficiently at high-touch.
 Types of d i g i ta l
documents

Text Spreadsheets. Images. Audio. Presentations.

documents.
 Advantages of d i g i ta l
documentation

More It is easy to Useful for It also

effective, easy share, track students to use provides a
to use and has and keep up in the purpose more
a faster to date. of learning personalized
response time. and research. approach to
learning.
 Disadvantages

.Some systems may undergo technical issues

Difficulty to transition to digital documentation due to
.healthcare staff resisting change

Cybersecurity issues may rise.

Features of Accessibility
C a n be accessed
d i g i ta l from anywhere.

documentatio Customiz ation Efficiency

n C a n be customized
like font size, color
More efficient than
paper based
and formatting. documentation.

Security
Searcha bilit C a n be protected
y with passwords and
C a n be easly prevent
unauthorized
searched and
access.
stored.
“ Let us never consider
ourselves finished,
nurses. We must be
lea rning a l l of our
lives.“
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.

In conclusion, As technology
advances, there are many
ways that the healthecare
sector can
implement it to improve the
documentation of patient
records. This
will also improve helathcare
staff and
patient wellnes.
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