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Good record keeping is a fundamental part of delivering safe patient care. An accurate written record detailing all aspects of patient monitoring is important, not only because it forms an integral part of the of the provision of care or nursing management of the patient, but because it also contributes to the circulation of information amongst the different teams involved in the patient's treatment or care. In a legal sense, documentation and record keeping is also there for the protection of the nurse or healthcare professional.
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