Knowledge and Practices of Nursing Officers regarding Medical Record Keeping in a Government Hospital, Sri Lanka

Abstract

The Bed Head Ticket (BHT) is the medical record of the in-ward patient in the Sri Lankan health system. Nursing Officers (NOs) are one of the main stakeholders in maintaining medical records for hospitalized patients. The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge and practices of NOs in medical record keeping regarding inward patient care.