The real life cost of inaccurate wound documentation. In a recent survey of wound care professionals who work in nursing homes, almost half reported observing wound documentation that was inaccurate and led to adverse patient outcomes including sepsis, gangrene, prolonged pain, transfer to ICU, amputations and even death.In this thought provoking article, Dave Navazio reminds us of the “real life costs” of faulty documentation.
In a recent survey of wound care professionals who work in nursing homes, almost half reported observing wound documentation that was inaccurate and led to adverse patient outcomes including sepsis, gangrene, prolonged pain, transfer to ICU, amputations and even death.In this thought provoking article, Dave Navazio reminds us of the “real life costs” of faulty documentation.