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31.11percent of a 12-hour shift
EHR vendor time data from one academic health system showed that nurses' time in flowsheets averaged 31.11 percent of a 12-hour shift.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“EHR vendor time data revealed that the time spent in flowsheets averaged 31.11% per 12-hour shift.”
Evaluating Nurses' Perceptions of Documentation in the Electronic Health Record: Multimethod Analysis, Deborah Jacques et al., JMIR Nursing, 2025, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.2196/69651)- What it measures
- Time was logged by the EHR vendor at NYU Langone Health, and the study pairs it with focus groups of 20 registered nurses.
- What it does not show
- One health system, measured from EHR logs. It shows where the time is spent, not how fast a nurse could chart by voice.