AIM: To describe the process of implementation of Individualized Care Plan in the Electronic Health Record and its impact on the University Hospital Alcorcón Foundation. METHODOLOGY: Working groups of staff nurses who analyzed activities usually performed to create a catalog of diagnoses, outcomes and interventions. A group of referents that refined the catalog to make it manageable was created. A training plan, nursing assessment forms and the Nursing Discharge Report were designed. RESULTS: In February 2016 the new methodology was implemented in inpatient units of adults. Between 74.86 and 88.18% of the patients underwent a care plan with the new methodology. Between 69.41 and 76.25% of patients are discharged with a Nursing Discharge Report accordance with regulations. An increase of 24.1% of patients with Nursing Discharge Report after implantation is observed (P=.000; RR: 1.46; 95% CI 1.36-1.56). A total of 116 nurses has been trained. CONCLUSIONS: In the study conditions, the use of nursing taxonomies has generated thinking skills and allowed nurses to issue judgments, ensure quality of care, and implementing interventions with a planned results. The nursing taxonomy and care plan in the Electronic Health Record have increased interprofessional communication to improve continuity of care through improved Nursing Discharge Report.
AIM: To describe the process of implementation of Individualized Care Plan in the Electronic Health Record and its impact on the University Hospital Alcorcón Foundation. METHODOLOGY: Working groups of staff nurses who analyzed activities usually performed to create a catalog of diagnoses, outcomes and interventions. A group of referents that refined the catalog to make it manageable was created. A training plan, nursing assessment forms and the Nursing Discharge Report were designed. RESULTS: In February 2016 the new methodology was implemented in inpatient units of adults. Between 74.86 and 88.18% of the patients underwent a care plan with the new methodology. Between 69.41 and 76.25% of patients are discharged with a Nursing Discharge Report accordance with regulations. An increase of 24.1% of patients with Nursing Discharge Report after implantation is observed (P=.000; RR: 1.46; 95% CI 1.36-1.56). A total of 116 nurses has been trained. CONCLUSIONS: In the study conditions, the use of nursing taxonomies has generated thinking skills and allowed nurses to issue judgments, ensure quality of care, and implementing interventions with a planned results. The nursing taxonomy and care plan in the Electronic Health Record have increased interprofessional communication to improve continuity of care through improved Nursing Discharge Report.
Keywords:
Atención de enfermería; Electronic health records; Informática aplicada a la enfermería; Nursing care; Nursing informatics; Nursing processes; Patient care planning; Planificación de atención al paciente; Procesos de enfermería; Registros electrónicos de salud