A comprehensive pediatric bone marrow transplant documentation tool.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To describe the development and use of a tool to document assessment and provision of education to children undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and their families.

DATA SOURCES

A hospital's BMT Clinical Issues Committee, BMT staff, and hospital standards.

DATA SYNTHESIS

A comprehensive tool was developed to complement the hospital's admission tool to facilitate assessment and documentation of BMT-specific education of the patient and family. The implementation of the tool was specifically designed to facilitate its use across outpatient and inpatient settings.

CONCLUSIONS

Based on quality assurance indicators, the tool has succeeded in documenting appropriate education activities.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

A consistent and organized approach to documentation is beneficial to nursing practice. This tool can be adapted to any clinical situation where educational needs are great.