Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science

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Analysis of nursing notes and mapping of nursing surveillance activities for patients who underwent cholecystectomy in Korea: a retrospective descriptive study

  • Se Young Kim (Department of Nursing, Changwon National University) ;
  • Chunseon Jang (Edu-administration Nursing Team, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital) ;
  • Moon Kyung Lee (Rapid Response Team, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital) ;
  • Ok-Ran Jeong (School of Computing, Gachon University) ;
  • Eunsim Kim (Department of Nursing, Changwon National University)
  • Received : 2025.05.27
  • Accepted : 2025.07.01
  • Published : 2025.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to systematically extract keywords from the electronic nursing notes of patients who underwent cholecystectomy and to develop a mapping table to identify nursing surveillance activities. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted using the electronic medical records of 1,082 patients who underwent cholecystectomy between January 2022 and September 2023 at a tertiary hospital in South Korea. Natural language processing was used to extract keywords from nursing notes (in the data, action, and response [DAR] format). Sixteen surveillance activity items were used to map nursing surveillance activities based on the nursing notes. The manually developed mapping table was validated through repeated reviews and consensus among the research team. Results: The most frequently extracted keywords were "pain" and "NRS (Numeric Rating Scale)." The most frequently recorded nursing surveillance activities were "monitor vital signs, as appropriate" (n = 33,843), "monitor coping strategies used by the patient and their family" (n = 33,666), and "anticipate potential problems based on overall judgments of patient data" (n = 8,049). In contrast, surveillance activities related to participation in decision-making and communication with physicians were relatively under-documented. Conclusion: The mapping table developed in this study could increase the visibility of nursing surveillance activities and may be used as clinical education material. Furthermore, the findings provide insights into the scope and characteristics of nursing surveillance activities performed in actual clinical settings, and areas for improvement in future practice are suggested.

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We thank the healthcare professionals and staff involved in patient care and record-keeping, whose contributions enabled this research.

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