Preface

This open access textbook is intended to guide best practices for documentation in the nursing and midwifery profession. This resource is designed for students in undergraduate nursing and midwifery programs, and addresses principles of documentation, legislation associated with documentation, methods and systems of documentation, and key trends in the future of documentation. Incorporated into this resource is legislation and practice standards specific to Australia.

About the Authors

This Australian edition was written and updated by:

Tanya Langtree, RN, PhD, MNSt, PGDipAdvClinN(NeuroSc), PGCertNSc(IntCare), CHIA, Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University

Elspeth Wood, RN, MNSt, GCRM, GCTT(Ed), Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University

Contact details

Dr. Tanya Langtree (@LangtreeTanya), tanya.langtree@jcu.edu.au, James Cook University, Bebegu Yumba Campus (Douglas Campus, Townsville)

Elspeth Wood (@sister_wood), elspeth.wood@jcu.edu.au, James Cook University, Bebegu Yumba Campus (Douglas Campus, Townsville)

Acknowledgments

This book is based on  Documentation in Nursing: 1st Canadian edition by Jennifer Lapum, Oona St-Amant, Charlene Ronquillo, Michelle Hughes, and Joy Garmaise-Yee. It has been extensively revised and updated, with new graphs, images and examples suited to the Australian context.

Our thanks to our colleagues who volunteered to review this text.

• Dr Trish Burton, Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University
• Michelle McElroy, Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University
• Amy McCrystal, Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University

Book cover image by Eliza Bookall

Technical support team:

• Sharon Bryan, Blended Learning Librarian, Library and Information Services, James Cook University
• Alice Luetchford, Open Education Librarian, Library and Information Services, James Cook University
• Deb King, Liaison Librarian, Library and Information Services, James Cook University

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