Nursing in the era of "meaningful use"

Evaluation of physically and mentally fatiguing tasks and sources of fatigue as reported by registered nurses

“…For mental fatigue, it is notable that technology‐based tasks and documentation tasks were listed <5 and 10% of the time, respectively. This is promising as the role of technology in health care and in nursing is likely to continue to grow, with increased emphasis on documentation and meaningful information exchange (Jacobsen & Juste ).…”

Evaluating an intensive ward‐based writing coach programme to improve nursing documentation: lessons learned

“…Nevertheless, the nurses were aware that improving nursing documentation would protect the nurse in a legal setting (Allen 1998; Frank‐Stromborg et al. 2001b; Jacobsen & Juste 2010). This was viewed as another benefit of the programme.…”

“…A certain amount of frustration was expressed that others, such as medical staff, did not read the documentation and questioned the nurses about patients instead. Nevertheless, the nurses were aware that improving nursing documentation would protect the nurse in a legal setting (Allen 1998;Frank-Stromborg et al 2001b;Jacobsen & Juste 2010). This was viewed as another benefit of the programme.…”