Nursing Documentation in Aged Care

Nursing documentation is often perceived as a tiresome chore. Although this perception of documentation is understandable, Nursing Documentation in Aged Care: A Guide to Practice is written from a different perspective. The title of the book is carefully chosen. All of the contributors to this book firmly believe that nursing documentation in aged care - if performed with pride and professionalism - is truly a guide to practice. In striving for the highest standards of professionalism in all that they do, nurses are increasingly recognising that documentation is a wonderful opportunity to record and reflect upon all that is good in nursing. In addition to their ethical and professional responsibilities, caring nurses are aware of the personal satisfaction to be gained from documenting their holistic and reflective nursing practice. This book shows how nursing assessments, care plans, and progress notes can allow nurses to share their knowledge, observations, and skills - and thus make a crucial contribution to their own professional lives and to the quality of life of those in their care. This is more than a 'how-to-do-it' workbook. With contributions from a range of experts, this comprehensive evidence-based textbook explores the issues surrounding documentation and reveals the importance of professional communication within multidisciplinary teams.