Use of standardised care plans can improve nursing documentation and facilitate work for nurses. Moreover, it can support nurses in their use of evidence-based nursing methods. The present study shows that nurses have positive attitudes, which could facilitate continued use of standardised care plans.

The accuracy in pressure-ulcer recording improved in the EHR compared with the paper-based health record. However, there were still deficiencies, which mean that patient records did not serve as a valid source of information on pressure-ulcer prevalence and prevention.

Use of a standardised care plan seems to have the potential to help staff adhere to evidence-based patient care and, thereby, to increase patient safety.

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