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November Webinar: Documentation in Times of Nursing Shortages

Across Canada, healthcare organizations are experiencing unprecedented nursing shortages due to systemic factors, which can create challenges that may impact patient care. This webinar will provide useful tools and strategies for appropriate communication and documentation during times of shortages.  
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Ask a lawyer: Documentation of late entries

Question 1: Do late entries hold the same weight in court as multiple small timely entries? Answer: A late entry is one which is not made as soon as possible after an event has occurred. It is required when it is not possible to document at the time of or immediately following an event, or...
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Quality Documentation

The Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS) frequently receives requests for information regarding documentation issues or concerns. Nurses working in all areas of patient care encounter issues related to documentation, whether in paper or electronic form. Quality documentation can be a nurse’s best defence in the face of a complaint, claim or legal proceeding.
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