Just Plain Ruff Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Wasnt directed at you. Timmy, I was referring to the comment about writing and typeing that Crotch put out. I pointed out that electronic charting increased the nurses workflow and he said that just becasue they can write and type didn't make it so they could make more money. that's what I was referring to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERBIE1 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 ok so because they have to write and type, they deserve more money than the hospital can afford to pay them ? I think the point was that although this type of charting allows easier access, standardization, legibility, etc, it IS more time consuming. That means the nurses have less time to provide patient care, the workload backs up, and with a high census and the usual staffing shortage, the nurses can easily become overwhelmed. This is not a simple black and white issue- there are many factors involved here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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