‘Who's actually gonna read this?’ An evaluation of staff experiences of the value of information contained in written care plans in supporting care in three different dementia care settings

DiscussionParticipants perceived that written care plans did not help staff with good practice in planning care or to support dementia care generally. Staff were frustrated by repetitive documentation, inflexible electronic records and conflicting demands on their time.Implications for practiceFrontline staff should be involved in designing new information systems including care plans.

Source: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - July 4, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: C. Drummond, A. Simpson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research