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Introducing standardised care plans as a new recording tool in municipal health care

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  • Elisabeth Østensen
  • Nicholas R. Hardiker
  • Line Kildal Bragstad
  • Ragnhild Hellesø

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Aims and Objectives To explore how nurses use standardised care plans as a new recording tool in municipal health care, and to identify their thoughts and opinions. Background In spite of being an important information source for nurses, care plans have repeatedly been found unsatisfactory. Structuring and coding information through standardised care plans is expected to raise the quality of recorded information, improve overviews, support evidence‐based practice and facilitate data aggregation. Previous research on this topic has mostly focused on the hospital setting. There is a lack of knowledge on how standardised care plans are used as a recording tool in the municipal healthcare setting. Design An exploratory design with a qualitative approach using three qualitative methods of data collection. The study complied with the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research. Methods Empirical data were collected in three Norwegian municipalities through participant observation and individual interviews with 17 registered nurses. In addition, we collected nursing records from 20 electronic patient records. Results Use of standardised care plans was influenced by the nurses' consideration of their benefits. Partial implementation created an opportunity for nonuse. There was no consensus regarding how much information to include, and the standardised care plans could become both short and generic, and long and comprehensive. The themes “balancing between the old and the new care planning system,” “considering the usefulness of standardised care plans as a source of information” and “balancing between overview and detail” reflect these findings. Conclusions Nurses' use of standardised care plans was influenced by the plans' partial implementation, their views on usefulness and their personal views on the detail required in a care plan. Relevance to Clinical Practice The structuring of nursing records is a fast‐growing trend in health care. This study gives valuable information for those attempting to implement such structures in municipal health care.

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  • Elisabeth Østensen & Nicholas R. Hardiker & Line Kildal Bragstad & Ragnhild Hellesø, 2020. "Introducing standardised care plans as a new recording tool in municipal health care," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(17-18), pages 3286-3297, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:29:y:2020:i:17-18:p:3286-3297
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15355
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