Variable | Frequency (n = 316) | Percent |
---|---|---|
Nursing documentation for every patient (n = 316) | ||
Always | 188 | 59.5 |
Sometimes | 118 | 37.3 |
Rarely | 8 | 2.5 |
Never | 2 | 0.6 |
Time preference to document a care (n = 316) | ||
Any time when convenient | 118 | 37.3 |
Immediately or soon after care rendered | 160 | 50.6 |
At the end of shift hours | 36 | 11.4 |
I don’t know | 2 | 0.6 |
Ways to keep confidentiality of record (n = 316) | ||
Access for authorized ones only | 214 | 54 |
Protect computer pass words | 42 | 10.6 |
Obtain informed consent | 74 | 18.7 |
Confidentiality after death | 31 | 7.8 |
I don’t know | 35 | 8.8 |
Read colleague’s notes (n = 316) | ||
Yes | 230 | 72.8 |
No | 86 | 27.2 |
Colleague’s notes fulfill standard (n = 230) | ||
Yes | 100 | 43.5 |
No | 130 | 56.5 |
Documents education or advice (n = 316) | ||
Always | 116 | 36.7 |
Sometimes | 109 | 34.5 |
Rarely | 34 | 10.8 |
Never | 57 | 18 |
Uses computerized documentation system(n = 316) | ||
Yes | 54 | 17.1 |
No | 262 | 82.9 |
Reports any medical error voluntarily(n = 316) | ||
Yes | 225 | 71.2 |
No | 91 | 28.8 |
Way of error recording(n = 225) | ||
No words like” error” or “mistake” | 86 | 32.5 |
Facts only | 132 | 49.8 |
I don’t know | 47 | 17.7 |
Documents patient response to care (n = 316) | ||
Yes | 187 | 59.2 |
No | 129 | 40.8 |