Unintended consequences of the electronic health record and cognitive load in emergency department nurses.

Carolyn S Harmon; Swann Arp Adams; Jean E Davis; Sheila M Gephart; Sara B Donevant

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Unintended consequences of the electronic health record and cognitive load in emergency department nurses.

October 18, 2023

Harmon CS, Adams SA, Davis JE, et al. Appl Nurs Res. 2023;73:151724.

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Electronic health records increase safety in many ways but are not without problems. In this survey, emergency department nurses reported that electronic health record (EHR) issues (downtime, workflow) negatively impacted patient safety such as documentation or orders placed on the wrong patient chart.

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