Variability in the detection and monitoring of chronic patients in primary care according to what is registered in the electronic health record.

Background: The electronic health record (EHR) allows a detailed study of the primary care consultations and assessment of variability among physicians regarding the implementation of practices for prevention, detection and monitoring of chronic diseases.

Objectives: To describe the variability in the detection and surveillance of chronic conditions in primary care.

Methods: Review of the medical records maintained by 1685 primary care physicians in the Basque Health Service.

[Hospital nurses' knowledge of the patient care plan for immediate life threatening situations].

Objective: To evaluate knowledge of nurses in adult hospital units in Txagorritxu Hospital (Vitoria) on care plans for immediate life-threatening (ILT) situations and to determine their self-evaluation of knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the main sociodemographic characteristics that could influence the need for better training in this field.

Method: We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, observational study through a survey of 207 nurses in adult hospital units. Data were collected using a self-administered 20-item questionnaire.