2024 Volume 2 Article ID: 2024-004
Collection of inpatient data is important to support hospitalization and discharge. However, in the intensive care unit (ICU), most patients are admitted as emergency cases, and many nurses have difficulty supporting hospitalization and discharge of these patients. Thus, we have introduced use of pamphlets with key points for collection of inpatient data with the goal of improving this support. The effectiveness of this intervention was evaluated using a self-administered anonymous questionnaire that was completed by 35 ICU nurses in hospital. In general, use of the pamphlet improved the ability of nurses to collect inpatient data and complete evaluation sheets. Improvement depends on the generation of nurses, and it was particularly good for nurses with 0–5 years of experience, since these nurses reported that frequent collection of inpatient information and utilization of the pamphlet led to this improvement. Pamphlets should be brushed up in their contents with much wider circulation.
