nursing documentation

can someone help me with the importance of nursing documentation and impact it has on patient care
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Documentation facilitates communication among providers, ensures continuity of care, & serves as a mechanism for billing/reimbursement (among other things that aren't crossing my mind right now).

Quote from mariebaileyDocumentation facilitates communication among providers, ensures continuity of care, & serves as a mechanism for billing/reimbursement (among other things that aren't crossing my mind right now).

Seven words: "If it isn't documented, it didn't happen."Does it take a while? At first. But as you learn the charting habits and programs of your facility, you become faster. When I started at my current position, it would take me a good ten minutes to chart my initial assessment. Now I'm down to three or four, simply because I know where everything is on the computer.