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Validation of Nursing Documentation Regarding In-hospital Falls: a Cohort Study by Krakau, Karolina (author);Andersson, Helene (author);Dahlin, Åsa Franzén (author);Egberg, Louise (author);Sterner, Eila (author);Unbeck, Maria (author) is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background In-hospital fall incidents are common and sensitive to nursing care. It is therefore important to have easy access to valid patient data to evaluate and follow-up nursing care. The aim of the study was to validate the nursing documentation, using a specific term in the registered nurses ́ (RNs ́) discharge note, regarding inpatient falls according to the outcome of a digitalized data extraction tool and the discharge note itself. ## Methods At a teaching hospital, 31,571 episodes of care were eligible for inclusion in this retrospective cohort study. A stratified sampling including five groups was used, two with random sampling and three with total sampling. In total, 1232 episodes of care were reviewed in the electronic patient record using a study-specific protocol. Descriptive statistics were used. ## Results In total, 590 episodes of care in the study cohort included 714 falls. When adjusted for the stratified sampling the cumulative incidence for the study population was 1.9%. The positive predictive value in total for the data extraction tool regarding the presence of any fall, in comparison with the record review, was 87.4%. Discrepancies found were, for exampl

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Author
Krakau, Karolina (author);Andersson, Helene (author);Dahlin, Åsa Franzén (author);Egberg, Louise (author);Sterner, Eila (author);Unbeck, Maria (author)
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021
Language
EN
Field
Health Professions (Health Sciences)

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