Abstract:The notes written by nurses in a level-III nursing home were reviewed in detail. They were found to be neither pertinent nor meaningful in most cases. The daily writing of these notes required a large percentage of the nurses' time but they were seldom, if ever, read by physicians. An alternate system of writing notes on a weekly basis is suggested.
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