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Charting progress.

V S Hill·L W Lowery·R A Chez
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Logbooks can be considered aggregate databases that registered nurses (RNs) have the primary responsibility of completing in most health care settings. However, RNs may be unaware of the many uses for the information contained in logbooks and the importance of these entries (Paine et al., 1988). Labor and delivery (L&D) logs provide an essential source of vital statistics birth data for the medical records staff. These data bits are used for reporting statistics, projecting trends, and planning future care for pregnant women.

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V S Hill, L W Lowery, R A Chez. 1998. Charting progress.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6356.1998.tb01032.x

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