Table 2

Comparison between the completion of documentation of the post-take ward round before and after introduction of the acrostic

	Pre-acrostic, 2010 N=50	pA	Post-acrostic, 2011 N=50	pB	Post-acrostic, 2013 N=100	pC
Problem	42/8 (84%)	0.014	49/1 (98%)	0.333*	100/0 (100%)	<0.001
Vital signs	41/9 (82%)	0.137	46/4 (92%)	0.004	100/0 (100%)	<0.001
Investigations performed	10/28 (26%)	<0.001	23/9 (72%)	0.078	73/12 (85%)	<0.001
Fluids	16/34 (32%)	<0.001	37/13 (74%)	0.01	90/10 (90%)	<0.001
Drugs	13/37 (26%)	<0.001	38/12 (76%)	0.127	86/14 (86%)	<0.005
Patient/parent concerns	8/42 (16%)	<0.001	34/16 (72%)	0.009	86/14 (86%)	<0.001
Nursing concerns	2/48 (4%)	<0.001	24/26 (48%)	0.102	62/38 (62%)	<0.001
Examination	48/2 (96%)	0.464	47/3 (94%)	0.013	100/0 (100%)	0.109*
Plan	48/2 (96%)	(–)	48/2 (96%)	0.109*	100/0 (100%)	0.109*

p Values by χ² test or *Fisher's exact test.
pA, difference between before introduction of acrostic (2010) and after introduction (2011); pB, difference after introduction of acrostic (2011) and after introduction (2013); pC, difference between before introduction of acrostic (2010) and after introduction (2013).