What factors influence the prevalence and accuracy of nursing diagnoses documentation in clinical practice? A systematic literature review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2386-2403

  Paans, Wolter ^a,b   Nieweg, Roos Mb ^a,c   van der Schans, Cees P ^a   Sermeus, Walter ^b  

^a HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Hanze University of Applied Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Literature review; Nursing diagnosis; Nursing documentation; Nursing process

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

DOCUMENTATION; NURSING DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 80051564823     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03573.x     Document Type: Review

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