سامانه همایش های دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نجف آباد

صفحه اصلی / اولین همایش بین المللی تحول خدمات سلامت: تلفیق مراقبت، درمان، بازتوانی و امیدبخشی

The Role of Electronic Health Records in Improving Nursing Care Quality: A Narrative Review

نویسندگان :

Fatemeh Sadeghi¹ Mina Jouzi²

1- دانشگاه ازاد نجف اباد 2- دانشگاه ازاد نجف اباد

کلمات کلیدی :

Health Record،Electronic،Nursing Care،Nursing Protocols،Quality of Care،Patient Safety

چکیده :

Background: The use of electronic health records (EHRs) is an essential part of modern healthcare, assisting in patient care, information management, and nursing recording.(1, 2) The use of electronic nursing records can help to improve the quality of care, safety of patients and communication among staff.(2) The present narrative review summarizes the impact of the EHRs on quality of nursing care, their advantages, barriers and implications for nursing practice.(3) Method: Scientific literature was searched on PubMed and Google Scholar and using other academic databases, in the form of this narrative review. The studies related to the themes of EHR, ENHD and Nursing Care Quality were located and presented. The results were synthesized in a narrative fashion to identify the possible advantages, challenges and implications of EHRs for nursing practice. Finding: The use of electronic nursing documentation was linked to better quality documentation, decreased documentation errors, and possible fall and infection reduction.(1, 2) Standardized nursing terminology was also found to be evidence of assisting in care coordination, patient safety, and organization of nursing information.(3, 4) The potential to decrease documentation, have information readily available, and contribute to nursing research are all examples of possible benefits of using electronic documentation.(4, 5) However, successful implementation will need staff training, system usability and nurse support from the organisation to improve the extent to which the system is integrated into clinical practice and maintained for ongoing improvement in nursing care quality.(5) Conclusion: The use of electronic health records can help improve the quality of nursing care provided by making documentation easier, information more accessible, care more coordinated, and patient safety more assuring.(3, 5) The effectiveness of their use is dependent on easy-to-use systems, staff education, standardized records and organizational support in providing sustainable improvements in nursing practices.(4) use systems, staff education, standardized records and organizational support in providing sustainable improvements in nursing practices.(4)