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Documentation of clinical review and vital signs after major surgery.

October 29, 2008

McGain F, Cretikos MA, Jones D, et al. Med J Aust. 2008;189(7):380-3.

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This study discovered that incomplete nursing documentation postoperatively was associated with night shifts and patients not receiving epidural or patient-controlled analgesia. Incomplete medical documentation was noted more commonly on the weekends.

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