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The documentation dilemma
Nurses poised to address paperwork burden by Susan Trossman, RN
There is a commandment in nursing that's drummed into every student's consciousness and reinforced in every professional workplace: If it's not charted, it didn't happen. So the million-dollar question is: How do nurses ensure that vital information is documented while eliminating the scores of duplicative and unnecessary paperwork that has invaded virtually every setting where nurses practice?
Tragedy hits America, RNs respond immediately On Sept. 11, terrorists hijacked four airplanes, crashing two into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. The fourth plane, reportedly headed to Washington, DC, went down in rural Western Pennsylvania. In the wake of these attacks, registered nurses from across the country responded in droves -- from standing ready at hospitals designated to handle incoming casualties to signing on to volunteer registries to support ongoing rescue efforts.
Nurses cite stress, overwork as top health, safety concern More than 70 percent of nurses responding to a recent ANA/NursingWorld.org survey cited the acute and chronic effects of stress and overwork as among their top three health and safety concerns. Yet nurses continue to be pushed harder -- with more than two-thirds reporting that they work some type of mandatory or unplanned overtime every month. Nearly 10 percent reported working overtime as much as eight times a month. |
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