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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: S Afr Med J. 2011 Dec 14;102(1):34–37.

Table I.

Percentage of appropriate documentation in the charts by nurse prescribers and doctors

Documentation item Appropriate nurse documentation
(% (N)) of documentations)
Appropriate doctor documentation
(% (N)) of documentations)
p-value
Pill count charted 100 (97) 97 (100) 0.246
Chief complaint listed 100 (97) 99 (100) 1.000
Social history updated 95.9 (97) 86 (100) 0.024
Disclosure reviewed 95.9 (97) 92 (100) 0.373
Physical exam 94.8 (97) 96 (100) 0.745
Laboratory testing 93.8 (97) 94 (100) 1.000
WHO staging documented 90.7 (97) 96 (100) 0.160
Paediatric dosing 96.9 (97) 99 (100) 0.362
Cumulative of 8 items 96.0 (776) 94.9 (800) 0.335