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Challenges to nurses' efforts of retrieving, documenting, and communicating patient care information.

January 7, 2015

Keenan G, Yakel E, Lopez KD, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013;20(2):245-51.

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Direct observation of ward nurses' communication patterns revealed that poor interdisciplinary communication and the lack of a readily accessible care plan overview within the electronic medical record greatly inhibited nurses' situational awareness.

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