Records and Record-keeping

A Pocket Guide for Nursing and Health Care

Marc Cornock author

Format:Spiral bound

Publisher:Lantern Publishing Ltd

Published:27th Feb '24

Should be back in stock very soon

Records and Record-keeping cover

Effective record-keeping is essential to health care. This book is a handy pocket-sized guide to keeping good health records that treats the process as an integral part of your everyday practice.
Every healthcare practitioner is expected to record their interactions with a patient in the patient’s health record, and this pocket guide is full of practical detail about:

  • what a health record is and what its purpose is
  • how health records are managed
  • who has access to health records
  • the importance of maintaining a patient's health record
  • best practice in keeping records
Written by an experienced lecturer with input provided by current nursing students, this guidance is produced with you in mind – and you can carry it with you at all times!

Records and Record-keeping addresses all aspects of record keeping and documentation that student nurses need to know. The links to record keeping for child patients, the NMC code, data protection Act and process of accurate record keeping provides a very informative and concise reference for users. * Senior Lecturer, University of South Wales *
I think this is a really helpful little resource to have. I especially like tools like this that can be kept handy and used on the spot when needed.
Anything that serves as a reminder about record keeping and documentation has huge benefits — we all need that occasional prompt from time to time.
Record keeping is always a topic that can be challenging to discuss in terms of how to do it well. It probably shouldn’t be, but the realities of modern practice and electronic record systems have definitely changed the conversation. Fundamentally, though, it remains one of the most important responsibilities for any practitioner, even if it can sometimes be overlooked in busy practice. So any practical solutions that help improve habits are always very welcome. * Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University *

ISBN: 9781914962202

Dimensions: 148mm x 105mm x 9mm

Weight: unknown

74 pages