We calculated the frequency of abnormalities and of persistent abnormalities (defined as occurring in every observation) observed during these 24 hour periods, and the range of observation values over a 24 hour period if at least two observations had been recorded.
Methods We searched progress notes for the current admission of 46 inpatients for entries containing the phrases “obs stable” and “observations stable,” and reviewed the nursing observations recorded during the 24 hour period preceding each entry containing at least one phrase. Setting Three teaching hospitals in London, United Kingdom. Objective To ascertain whether use of the term “obs stable” with respect to the nursing observations is so liberal as to render it meaningless.
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