The importance of clinical records to holistic client centre care is highlighted by the outcome standards which nursing homes in Australia now have to meet. The clinical record system therefore must be organised in such a way as to provide evidence that a nursing home is meeting the desired outcome standards. In this paper the author reviews some of the records problems typically encountered by nursing homes and offers potential solutions. The point is made that any nursing home with poor clinical records can expect to have difficulty meeting the outcome standards. (AMRJ, 19(3), 105–108).
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