Here is a search strategy that finds 13 articles in PubMed. Go here, click on PubMed, and run this search. Then you can click the Find It at Emory button within an article’s entry to see if Emory has full-text access for an article.

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Here are three articles that state that standardized documentation improves patient outcomes. The others seem to only briefly mention that standardizing documentation may improve patient outcomes. However, they may give you ideas on how to best standardize documentation.

Huffman, Melinda H, and Jennie ACowan. “Redefine care delivery and documentation.” Nursing Management 35.2 (2004):34-8.

Müller Staub, Maria, et al. “Improved quality of nursing documentation: results of a nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes implementation study.” International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications 18.1 (2007):5-17.

Müller Staub, Maria. “Evaluation of the implementation of nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes.” International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications 20.1 (2009):9-15.