Question

Discuss the advantages of standardized documentation.

Answer 1

A standardised documentation is one which has a complete detail of each particular aspects of patient care and its treatment.

Some of the advantages of standardized documentation are as following

• It provides a quality in the care rendered (a systematic approach which is pre planned and organized when executed will be error free thus improving its quality )
• It will prevent guess work and confusion
• Can be used for educational purposes and in research
• This will increase the output of an work and will enhance correction and further upgrade it.
• It has a uniformity in usage where self ideas and instincts cannot be used therefore everyone can access and understand the contents
• It aides in maintaining timing and prevents wastage of time
• It improves and provides a safe environment for the health-care worker as well as the patient by reducing error (medication error, procedure or surgical error)
• It can be used for training process and thus improve efficiency in work.