Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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Nurses in one A&E department are relishing working with the BBC. The fly-on-the-wall television will accurately represent the unit's work.
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Current policy and initiatives to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are outlined and discussed. Approaches to the effective control and prevention of HCAIs include surveillance, evidence-based infection control practice and responsible antibiotic prescribing.
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This article outlines nurses' legal and professional responsibility to adhere to good practice in keeping patients' notes up to date. It provides a description of information governance issues, including paper and electronic records. The article discusses wider issues such as the importance of good communication in record-keeping and advises on good practice in content and style.