Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Guidelines and Strategies for Safe Computer Charting01:18

Guidelines and Strategies for Safe Computer Charting

3.0K
The guidelines and strategies provided by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) offer essential principles for ensuring safe and secure computer charting systems in healthcare settings. Let's break down each recommendation:
Maintain Confidentiality and Security:
3.0K
Methods of Documentation IV: Focus Charting01:26

Methods of Documentation IV: Focus Charting

1.8K
Focus Charting, also known as the focus charting system or "focus documentation," is a systematic documentation approach used in healthcare to organize patient information in medical records.
It typically involves three columns for recording information:
1.8K
Methods of Documentation III: PIE01:21

Methods of Documentation III: PIE

2.1K
Problem-intervention-evaluation (PIE) is a systematic approach to documentation used in healthcare settings for clinical decision-making and patient care planning. It is a structured approach to organizing patient data based on problems, interventions, and evaluations. Here's a breakdown of its key features and considerations:
2.1K
Nursing Implementation01:15

Nursing Implementation

6.5K
Implementation is the execution of the nursing care plan developed during the planning phase.
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
6.5K
Flow Sheet01:17

Flow Sheet

3.0K
Flowsheets are valuable tools in nursing documentation. They enable healthcare professionals to efficiently record and monitor various patient assessments and measurements in a consolidated format.
Here's a closer look at the examples of flowsheets commonly used by nurses:
Graphic Sheet Documentation:
3.0K
Methods of Documentation V: CBE01:23

Methods of Documentation V: CBE

1.5K
Charting by Exception, or CBE, is a method of documentation used in healthcare, particularly in nursing, that focuses on documenting only significant or abnormal findings rather than recording every detail. This approach aims to streamline the documentation process, improve efficiency, and ensure that healthcare providers can quickly identify deviations from normalcy in patient assessments.
In CBE, healthcare professionals establish predefined standards of practice that define what constitutes...
1.5K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Altered small dense LDL profiles in long-standing controlled type 1 diabetes.

Frontiers in endocrinology·2026
Same author

Biomechanical and physiological effects of a passive upper-body exoskeleton during stair ascent and descent.

PloS one·2026
Same author

Importance of Engaging Partners in Digital Postpartum Depression Prevention: Qualitative Study.

JMIR pediatrics and parenting·2025
Same author

Biomechanical and neuromuscular differences between the snatch and clean in elite weightlifters.

Journal of biomechanics·2025
Same author

Biomechanical and neuromuscular differences between professional and varsity football players during countermovement and approach jumps.

PloS one·2025
Same author

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A and Collateral Circulation in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke due to Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusion.

Translational stroke research·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 15, 2026

E-Patient Counseling Trial E-PACO: Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy
06:28

E-Patient Counseling Trial E-PACO: Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy

Published on: August 1, 2019

9.3K

Post-Implementation Study of a Nursing e-Chart: How Nurses Use Their Time.

Bibiana Schachner1, Zulma González1, Francisco Recondo1

  • 1Health Informatics Department of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|September 1, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Implementing a new electronic health record (EHR) nurse chart did not increase nursing documentation time. This study quantified time spent on various nursing activities post-implementation.

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Mar 15, 2026

E-Patient Counseling Trial E-PACO: Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy
06:28

E-Patient Counseling Trial E-PACO: Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy

Published on: August 1, 2019

9.3K

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Informatics
  • Healthcare Management
  • Clinical Workflow Analysis

Background:

  • Electronic health records (EHRs) are integral to modern healthcare, but integrating new documentation systems requires strategies for nurse adherence.
  • Nurses often spend significant time on non-patient-care activities, impacting efficiency and direct patient care.
  • Quantifying the impact of new documentation systems on nurses' time allocation is crucial for optimizing workflows.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the time nurses dedicated to various activities, including electronic documentation, after implementing a renewed nurse chart within an EHR system.
  • To assess the effect of the new e-chart on the proportion of time nurses spent on documentation and other tasks.

Main Methods:

  • An observational, cross-sectional work sampling study was conducted.
  • 2396 observations were performed across 3 hospital wards.
  • Nurses' activities were categorized, including direct care, indirect care, support tasks, non-patient-related tasks, personal activities, and EHR documentation.

Main Results:

  • Nurses spent 36.09% on direct care, 28.9% on indirect care, 0.67% on support tasks, 22.99% on non-patient tasks, 11.32% on personal activities, and 17.43% on EHR documentation.
  • Compared to a previous study, indirect care activities decreased by 12.28%, while non-patient-related tasks increased by 11.85%.
  • The implementation of the new e-chart did not lead to an increase in overall documentation time.

Conclusions:

  • The renewed nurse chart in the EHR did not increase the time nurses spent on documentation.
  • Workflow adjustments may have influenced the distribution of nurses' time, with a decrease in indirect care and an increase in non-patient-related tasks.
  • Further research can explore strategies to optimize nursing time allocation and reduce non-essential tasks.